Tutoring - Upper Iowa University

About

The goal of Upper Iowa University’s Tutor Center is to provide professional and peer tutors who strengthen students’ skills, support students’ diverse learning styles, and provide resources and tools necessary to promote students’ academic success during their career at Upper Iowa. We strive to help students develop skills necessary to become independent learners. We will maintain a welcoming and supportive environment and encourage students to use all available resources (ie: tutoring services, assistance from professors, support from other staff members, collaboration with peers, etc.) to maximize their potential for success.

Located: 2nd Floor – Student Center, Room 217

Content areas include but are not limited to: Accounting, Business, Education, Math, Physics, and Science.

The Tutor Center Director also oversees the Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Program. PAL Leaders arrange study sessions for students outside of class. PAL Leaders help meet the needs of students in specific classes (ex: Biology), whereas peer tutors help meet the needs of any student in specific contents (ex: all science).

Accudemia

Accudemia is an online platform that allows students to create appointments with our tutors for free via Zoom.

To create a 1:1 appointment with one of our tutors:

Select “Accudemia” from the My Apps page to go to your dashboard
Click the “+Schedule Appointment” button on the left
Select Tutor Center and fill in the other details of the appointment

OR

Scroll down to see a list of our tutors. Use their direct appointment link to make an appointment with them.

Students will receive an appointment confirmation upon creation of the appointment and a reminder email 1 hour prior to the appointment. Both of these emails will contain the meeting link to connect via Zoom.

SELF-PACED STUDENTS: Please reach out to Markus at [email protected] if you need assistance. He will create your Accudemia account to create appointments with the tutors.

TutorMe

UIU has partnered with TutorMe to provide tutoring services to students when UIU’s Tutor Center isn’t available.

TutorMe, as with all Tutor Center services, is free to use for UIU students. TutorMe has tutors available 24/7 in over 300 subject areas.

Students are allotted 5 hours per week with TutorMe. If more hours are needed, please send your request to Markus at [email protected] or (563) 425-5853.

To access TutorMe, go to uiuLearn and select TutorMe from the Student Resources tab on the top toolbar.

TutorMe Intro Video

TutorMe Flyer

UIU Tutors

Our tutors are available by appointment through Zoom

Tutor Name	Major/Minor	Courses Able to Tutor	Tutor Schedule	Direct Appointment Link
Haylie Smith Senior	Graphic Design, Marketing	ACCT: 201, 202 BA: 210, 222, 256, 356, 358 GRAF: 112, 235, 319, 332, 432 MKT: 208, 358, 363	Mon-Thurs: 10:00am - 12:00pm	Meet with Haylie
Deanna Hopkins Senior	Biology, Pre-Professional Chemistry	BIO: 100, 135, 140, 201, 220, 283, 381, 396 CHEM: 102, 151, 152, 251, 252, 325, 330 MATH: 095, 105, 115, 120, 200, 220 PHY: 111, 112	Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 1:00pm - 3:00pm	Meet with Deanna
Drake Dennler Senior	Business Administration	BA: 210, 222, 256, 325, 356, 361, 374, 403, 411, 423, 460 MKT: 208, 363 SA: 363	Mon - Thurs 12:00pm - 2:00pm	Meet with Drake
Archie Watts Senior	Biology: Pre-Professional/Health Sciences	MATH: 095, 105, 115, 120, 220	Sun - Thurs: 7:00pm – 9:00pm	Meet with Archie
Emily Kono Junior	Elementary Education	MATH 095 PAL Leader MATH: 095, 105 EDU: 110, 162	Tues, Thurs 7:00pm - 9:00pm	Meet with Emily
Federico McCants Junior	Biology, Psychology	BIO: 135, 140, 201, 268, 270, 283 PSY: 190, 232, 270, 338, 340 MATH: 095, 105, 115	Mon, Wed: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Tues, Thurs: 3:30pm - 5:00pm Fri: 12:00pm - 2:00pm	Meet with Federico
Jadyn Schultz Junior	Biology: Pre-Professional Health Sciences	MATH: 095, 105 BIO: 135, 140, 283	Mon, Wed: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Tues, Thurs: 7:00pm - 9:00pm	Meet with Jadyn
Alexis Scott Junior	Forensic Science, Biology: Pre-Professional/Health Sciences	BIO: 135, 140, 268, 283 CHEM: 151, 152 MATH: 095, 105, 115, 220	Zoom appointments only, see Accudemia for schedule	Meet with Alexis
Brady Krupa Senior	Accounting	ACCT: 201, 202, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 422 BA: 210, 222, 325, 356, 374, 460 MATH: 095, 105, 107, 115 ECON: 160, 161 MKT: 208 BIO: 135	By Appointment Only See Accudemia for current availability	Meet with Brady
Carter Harris Senior	Secondary Education: All Science	BIO: 100, 135, 140, 201, 268 MATH: 095, 105 CHEM: 102, 151, 152, 251, 252, 325, 330	By Appointment Only See Accudemia for current availability	Meet with Carter

Additional Services:

Calculator Checkout

Scientific calculators (TI-30 XIIS) and graphing calculators (TI-83) are also available through the Tutor Center. Calculators can be checked out on a per-term basis, and renewed per-term as necessary. Graphing calculators are reserved for students in the calculus series or above.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions that aren’t answered below, contact the Tutor Center Director, Markus Hawes, at [email protected] or 563-425-5853.

What should I bring to a tutoring session?

Questions, textbook, notes and any other class information.

I’ve made an appointment. How do I join the meeting?

The confirmation email that you received at the time that the appointment was made contains the link to join the meeting. There will also be a reminder email sent out an hour before the meeting time that will have the link to join the meeting.

How do I access TutorMe?

Sign in to uiuLearn
Click the Student Resources tab
Select TutorMe from the dropdown menu

Does TutorMe allow audio and video enabled sessions?

Yes, they do! In the upper right corner of the tutoring session, you may enable your audio and/or video. The tutor will mirror your chosen settings.

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