Know Your College Presentation from Team D: Liberty White and Kyle Martin on Tutorial Services, The Writing Center, and the Library.

1. Liberty White and Kyle Martin
Sarah Davis
SCC1101
23 January 2013

2. • Any Sinclair Community College student enrolled in a class is
eligible for a tutor’s assistance.
• Tutoring is available online and in person.
• You can also apply for tutoring online!
• A student can be tutored for one hour every week for each
subject.
Liberty White and Kyle Martin. 23 January 2013

3. Unlike a classroom, a tutor is far more personalized.
They react to your needs and help you with your educational
impairments.
Free of charge, Sinclair’s tutorial services offer Learning Labs.
Learning Labs take place at set times in set locations (at many
other campus locations as well) and offer a tutor for you to visit.
Online, Sinclair offers helpful links like Perdue Writing Lab,
Great Books Online, dictionaries, reference guides, and study
guides.
Liberty White and Kyle Martin. 23 January 2013

4. But remember…
…Sinclair’s instructors should always be your first of
source information for course material.
It is important to talk with them about any trouble you
may be having in class before seeking the aid of tutor.
Liberty White and Kyle Martin. 23 January 2013

5. • A welcoming environment to help increase your abilities as a
writer and as a proficient English student.
• The writing center has many benefits:
• Computer lab
• Tutors
• Research resources
• And more…
• The Writing Center has hours of operation and many online
resources that can be accessed from home at any time, such as
helpful quizzes and worksheets!
Liberty White and Kyle Martin. 23 January 2013

6. The Writing Center cannot write papers for you.
With the help of the Writing Center, you would not even need an
essay written for you even if that was an available option!
After all, The Writing Center,
“…aims to produce better writers, not just better writing.”
(www.sinclair.edu/centers/wc)
Liberty White and Kyle Martin. 23 January 2013

7. • Not only does Sinclair have an extensive library of books,
texts, and magazines, it also has a large database online.
• The library offers a special hospitable combination between a
relaxing coffeehouse and an exciting labyrinth of facts and
tales waiting to be checked out.
Liberty White and Kyle Martin. 23 January 2013

8. In an interview, Sonya Kirkwood describes many helpful things
about the Sinclair library,
“…there are lots of computers and there are lots of staff to
provide hands on support on the use of the computers and the
software. They [students] come because maybe they need a place
to study as a group (there are 6 study rooms with whiteboards).
They come because there is staff (librarians) that are trained to
help the utilize the various tools and databases that SCC makes
available to their students. They come because of Starbucks.”
Liberty White and Kyle Martin. 23 January 2013

9. Sonya Kirkwood also states that there are job opportunities for
students at Sinclair…
“The library does offer jobs to students. We rely on students a
lot. Students shelve books, staff the service desk, help patrons, do
technical processing in the back areas of the library and various
other tasks. A job description is usually posted when a job is
available in the library. There are different departments in the
library – and depending upon the area, the student(s) may be
called upon to do very specific tasks. Also, the library houses
several other departments that also hire students: Information
Technology Department, Tutorial Services, and the Writing
Center.”
Liberty White and Kyle Martin. 23 January 2013

10. Being aware of the little things Sinclair offers
both online and offline
can make the largest difference in your grade and your life.
Thank you for taking the time to get to know Sinclair’s
Tutorial Services, Writing Center, and Library.
Liberty White and Kyle Martin. 23 January 2013

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