Tutoring
How TECHniques tutors are different:
The TECHniques Center has the only tutoring program at Texas Tech University that is certified by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). In order to become CRLA certified, the TECHniques Center met the training requirements set forth by CRLA. The TECHniques Center is currently able to certify tutors for three levels: basic, advanced, master.
This certification insures that TECHniques Tutors are not only knowledgeable in the subject, but also have been trained in areas such as learning disabilities and learning styles, which will increase the tutors' effectiveness. TECHniques Tutors attend a minimum of 15 training hours per semester, and meet regularly with TECHniques staff to receive feedback on their tutoring skills and to discuss the progress of individual students.
Qualifications of TECHniques Tutors:
TECHniques Tutors have completed 40 or more credit hours and have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher. TECHniques Tutors average a 3.75 cumulative GPA. Occasionally, individuals who have already earned a bachelor's degree serve as tutors also. Tutors have been recommended by faculty and personally interviewed by TECHniques staff. Tutors are chosen on the basis of their academic performance, recommendations from faculty, and their eagerness to assist students with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders.
Where tutoring takes place:
Tutoring is expected to be conducted only in the TECHniques Center. The student's Academic Counselor may approve tutoring in the library for research purposes, science lab for science courses, or other places necessary for academic coursework. Tutoring must be conducted in a quiet, distraction-free environment. Tutoring may not be conducted in residence hall rooms, homes, apartments, coffee houses, etc.
Tutoring during the semester:
During a fall or spring semester, TECHniques students are allotted 70 hours of tutoring, which is about 5 hours per week. Students make regularly scheduled appointments and are expected to attend every one. Even if a student does not have homework, tutors have been trained to assist students in improving their study skills and learning strategies, so all appointments should be kept.
Missing an appointment/scheduled tutor time:
If a student has a conflict with an appointment, he/she should try to contact the tutor and the TECHniques Center. If the student gives less than 6 hours notice, it will be considered a "no show." If the student misses a tutoring appointment and does not contact the tutor, it will be considered a "no show."
If a student "no shows" a tutor, counselor, seminar, etc. three times in one semester, tutoring services will be placed on hold until the student meets with the TECHniques Center staff to explain their "no shows" and justify why their tutoring should continue.
TECHniques Center
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Texas Tech University
Box 45007
250 West Hall
Lubbock , TX 79409-5007
www.techniques.ttu.edu
TECHniques.Center@ttu.edu
Phone: (806)742-1822
Fax: (806)742-0295