• Members of the academic success team will offer daily drop-in hours online via conferencing tools. 
• Hannah Stone, Academic Success Specialist, will offer daily drop-in hours Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and 2–4 p.m. To access her WebEx meeting room during this time, please click here. NOTE: You may enter the room in a waiting room if Hannah is currently meeting with another student. 
• Students can also email staff members to schedule online 1:1 and group meetings via WebEx, Zoom, Facetime, GoogleDuo, phone, email, and text.
  • Hannah Stone
  • Sarah Bartz
  • Beth Julian

• The Center for Academic Success team will continue to support students with tools centered explicitly on success in online learning environments:
  • Completing online homework.
  • Test-taking online.
  • Learning customization (settings, profile, notifications).
  • Time Management tools in Canvas (notifications, calendar, announcements, syllabus, modules).
• If you are struggling with this transition, please contact one of us to schedule an appointment using the information listed above.
• We will continue to check in with students as the transition takes place.
• A team member will work with students who need assistance to develop individual success plans for the rest of the semester.

• If you would like to meet with a peer tutor, please submit a Tutor Request form. Our policy will stand: please complete a request form 48 hours before you would need help.
• New requests will be processed from findyoursuccess@lvc.edu and assigned to a peer tutor, who is expected to respond to you within 48-72 hours.
• Once a request is received, the assigned peer tutor will contact you directly, set up a meeting, and discuss next steps.
• Tutors and clients are encouraged to work together for 1:1 online tutoring using a variety of means (Webex Teams, Zoom, email, text, Facetime, GoogleDuo, etc.).
  • All students can access Webex Teams using their LVC single sign-on information.

• Please connect with your tutor to determine how the two of you would like to continue working together. This may take a bit of trial and error as you work out the best option for your learning style.
• Remember that online learning is quite different – you may need help with things now that previously had not presented difficulties. Be sure to discuss these needs with your tutor. Keep in mind that they are also navigating the online learning process.
• Tutors and clients are encouraged to work together for 1:1 online tutoring using a variety of means (Webex Teams, Zoom, email, text, Facetime, GoogleDuo, etc.).
  • All students can access Webex Teams using their LVC single sign-on information.
• 1:1 online tutoring will take place via email, text, Facetime, GoogleDuo, Zoom or WebEx Teams.

• If you are in a course with a study pod, you have been invited to a Canvas Course sorted by discipline named "Study Pods for XXX (Discipline(s)) Online."
• Pods will meet using an online tool through Canvas called Conferences/BigBlueButton.
• Unless you are told otherwise by your pod leader, you can expect the pod to still run on the same day and time online as it has in person all semester. View the full schedule.
• Each week, you will be able to access your Study Pod using the “Conferences” tool on the left-hand sidebar from the main course page. This is a very simple process. Find the pod you are interested in joining, identified by course code, professor, where applicable, and pod leader, and select “Join.” You may choose to utilize the microphone or the video feature to participate.
• There is also a tool for messages and notes.
• Please “log-in” to track attendance by typing your name under the “Shared Notes” list.
• Considerations: When joining a pod, please try to choose a quiet workspace with minimal distractions/interruptions/background noise.

• If you would like to have a paper reviewed by a writing tutor, please submit a Tutor Request form. Our policy will stand: please complete a request form 48 hours before you would need help.
• In the “What would you like to work on during the session?” section, please include the specific things you are concerned about in your paper (e.g., organization, thesis, word choice, etc.).
• New requests will be processed from findyoursuccess@lvc.edu and assigned to a writing tutor, who is expected to respond to you within 48-72 hours.
• Once a request is received, the assigned writing tutor will contact you directly to receive your paper, set up a potential conference, and discuss further steps.
• If you already work with a writing tutor, you will be encouraged to continue working together using a variety of means (Webex, Zoom, Facetime, GoogleDuo, etc.).
  • All students can access Webex Teams using their LVC single sign-on information.
• All drop-in hours that would normally take place are canceled for the time being.

• Your FYE Writing Mentor will communicate with you about the option to have papers emailed to them for review within a certain timeframe as an alternative to an in-person conference.
• Your FYE Writing Mentor may choose to set up a video or phone meeting to discuss suggested ideas and revisions.
• Please communicate with your class and offer to have papers emailed to you within a certain timeframe. Communicate with your professor and be aware of any deadline changes or course adjustments as a result of this move to online learning.
• Note that suggestions will be provided via comments.

Regular drop-in hours follow the academic calendar and end by Wednesday, April 29. However, we do offer various drop-in hours during Finals Week. Two tutors will be on-duty in the Center for Writing & Tutoring Resources at the days and times listed below. The schedule for SP20 will be posted in early April 2020.