TWC Information for Faculty

Welcome, faculty!

We appreciate and welcome when you encourage students to use ASC services.

Accudemia Link Information

The Accudemia (make an appointment) link on the Tutoring webpage only works for current IVCC students. If you would prefer, you can link to the /twc page or know that students can access the link if you receive an error message.

ASC Tours

We would like to invite you to tour the Academic Support Center (ASC) with your classes. The ASC includes:
• Tutoring
• Student Learning Technology
• Jacobs Library

We also work very closely with Center for Accessibility and Neurodiversity (CAN) and they will be inluded on the tour.

We invite you to bring your classes to visit the ASC for several reasons:
• During the spring 2023 semester, we surveyed IVCC students who attended in the fall and were enrolled in the spring. The 98 students who completed the survey indicated that they had heard of the ASC and the Tutoring and Writing Center because you talked about us. Students also responded resoundingly that instructor communication about the Academic Support Center was their preferred way to hear about us.
• Classes visiting the ASC were suggested by students in the 98 Survey.
• Faculty who have brought their classes to visit the ASC said that it benefits students. One faculty member says, “I am hoping by seeing it firsthand, my students will be more likely to visit and benefit from it. Remembering, 1. I will give them extra credit, 2. They help with more than just writing and the tutoring is free! 3. This place can help them be more successful in their classes, therefore, prosper in their schooling career 4. I am hoping this will give them more confidence as well.”

You may bring your classes during Tutoring and Writing Center drop-in hours (appointments are appreciated during these hours) or make an appointment outside of the TWC drop-in hours. You can find our drop-in hours here: https://www.ivcc.edu/twcenter/ We also welcome invitations to visit your class in your classroom to discuss ASC services.

To schedule an ASC or classroom visit or for additional information, please contact Angela at angela_dunlap@ivcc.edu or 815-224-0479. We look forward to seeing you in the Academic Support Center soon! 

Communication Procedures

Tutoring is happy to communicate student attendance to instructors via different modes such as email, reports, or paper slips. However, we will only communicate at the request of the student. If a student is required to use our services or if they want an instructor to know they visited, they can:
• have a slip of paper filled out during their visit
• run their own report in Accudemia
• contact Tutoring via their IVCC email and request that we contact the instructor directly

Embedded Tutoring

Tutoring provides opportunities to have an embedded tutor in your Brightspace course.

If you decide to have an embedded tutor, we will have a tutor assigned to your course.
Types of services provided:
• Tutor introduction video
• Posts for and responses to students in a dedicated discussion forum
• Replies to emails sent to the embedded tutor
• Links to academic support content relevant to the course
• Information about drop-in tutoring and appointments
• Invitations to group tutoring, if scheduled

Sample Syllabus Statement

Tutoring offers free, unlimited, one-on-one or group tutoring for students. Tutors can help with specific courses and with all stages of the writing process. Tutoring also has helpful handouts available. Schedules and appointment availability can be found by visiting www.ivcc.edu/twc, emailing writing@ivcc.edu, emailing tutoring@ivcc.edu, calling Tutoring at 815-224-0637, or stopping by Tutoring, A-201, in the Academic Support Center.

In IVCC's Tutoring, we know that students struggle. Many students experience difficulties with course concepts, anxiety, and loneliness. They don’t know they can ask for help. They don’t feel comfortable asking for help. They don’t know help is available. The good news is that Tutoring is here to listen to and guide students to finding the help they need with studying, asking questions, and making connections. Students feel supported, seen, and heard, and they find their own success.

By providing a welcoming space, Tutoring develops independent learners who improve their academic skills and confidence because everyone deserves an accessible and free environment to study and learn.