Center for Teaching and Learning

Tutoring Services

As part of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Tutoring Services provides online and face-to-face resources to Parker University students seeking additional support outside of the classroom to promote the institutional mission and vision. Peer and Professional tutoring are offered in a range of subjects to provide content-related assistance. Additionally, Parker University has partnered with Tutor.com to provide online professional tutoring to all students. Information about accessing Tutor.com is provided to all students through Brightspace and provides access through single sign-on.

SCHEDULE

Parker University is partnering with Penji (an app-based scheduling and tracking system) to give students an accurate schedule at their fingertips.

 

PEER TUTORING

How to Attend a Tutoring Session

1. Download the Penji app or access the Parker University community through the Penji website. Instructions are listed above.

2. Identify The Course You Want

3. Select a Session

4. Attend!

 

 

To Attend Virtually (If Available)

  1. Penji will provide a link to a Microsoft Teams meeting.

JOIN OUR TEAM

Parker University tutors help students with content-related issues and engage their peers in key learning skills designed to benefit them in their courses and beyond.

Serving as a tutor with Tutoring Services is an excellent way to enhance interpersonal skills, deepen your own understanding of core content and skills, and promote a key Parker University value - loving service!

Qualifications for all NEW and RETURNING Tutors:

  • Possess at least a 3.0 Cumulative GPA

  • Earned at least a B (80%) in course(s) seeking to tutor

  • Eligible for Federal Work Study through Financial Aid

  • Have no code of conduct violations on file with the Dean of Student Affairs

​Tutors receive regular tutor training in accordance with the training framework provided by the College Reading and Learning Association's Level I International Tutor Training Program Certification.

Find out more about CRLA and ITTPC here (click link).

Parker University’s Financial Aid and Human Resources departments require completion of the work study application process to verify eligibility. Please complete the work study application process through the Financial Aid Department's MyParker page (click link).

PROFESSIONAL ONLINE TUTORING

The CTL partners with Tutor.com to provide assistance to students seeking additional support outside of peer-tutoring. Information about accessing Tutor.com is provided to all students through Blackboard, and provides access through single sign-on.

Access Instructions

To access Tutor.com, log into your Parker University Blackboard course. On the left-hand menu, you should see an area for online tutoring. You will see a drop-down menu with courses listed. Select the course you are seeking online tutoring in, and a session will begin with a professional tutor with expertise in that area and extensive training in effective tutoring strategies.

  • Tutor.com analyzed our syllabi to determine what they are able to offer.
    • If Tutor.com determined the course can be confidently covered by their professional tutors, the course will be listed as it is on your class schedule (ex. BASC 5104 Biology of Cells & Tissues)
    • If Tutor.com could not say with confidence their professional tutors could address all course contents in a tutoring session, the course is not listed as it is on your class schedule. However, many of your questions can be addressed by other content area tutors – this is why, in this situation, all subject areas are listed. Consider what questions you have about the course material and select a subject area that closest relates to the questions (ex. selection “Anatomy and Physiology” if you have a question about that portion of an imaging course).
  • Tutor.com is a question-based online tutoring platform. This means you should have some specific questions and/or goals to guide the session. Sessions are most effective when you have a place to start from.

If you are using Tutor.com to supplement your tutoring requirement from the Department of Student Affairs, check with your point-of-contact for what meets the requirement.