Success Center

General Information

Success Center Tutors are available 7 days a week for online, drop-in help!! Please register (for FREE) in LRSV 110 #31743 to access tutors and other materials via Canvas during the Spring 2021 semester.

🌸 Please take the Spring 2021 Success Center Survey to help us best meet your needs! Respondents will be entered in monthly drawings to win a $25 E-Gift Card of their choice! 🌸

Free tutoring is available to help students develop study skills, manage their time, stay organized, learn and review course material, develop written and critical thinking skills, practice problem-solving, and learn how to study "smarter" (not harder) in a differentiated, multimodal manner. During the shelter-in-place, all tutors are available online.

To access Success Center Tutors via Canvas, register via your Portal for LRSV 110 #31743, the FREE 0-unit Supervised Tutoring "course." To be eligible for tutoring, you must be currently enrolled at West Valley College in the course(s) in which you wish to be tutored.

Tutors are available 7 days a week on a drop-in basis; their Zoom meeting links can be found in Canvas – students MUST be registered in LRSV 110 to access them, so please do so ASAP through your Portal. Free support materials like study guides, practice problems, handouts, and helpful links are available now in Canvas to further support students in their studies and writing, and more will be added as they are developed. If you have a particular request, please email it to Jen%20Wagner. To register, follow the steps below:

1. Log into the WVC Portal.
2. Click on the Student button.
3. Click on Registration and then click Add or Drop Classes.
4. Select the Spring 2021 term from the drop-down list then click Submit.
5. Scroll to the Add Classes Worksheet section.
6. Enter the section number (CRN) for LRSV 110 in the first empty box: 31743.
7. Click Submit Changes.

NOTE: it can take up to 24 hours for a class to appear in Canvas so please REGISTER EARLY!!   

ALL Success Center Tutors can help students navigate Canvas and several can help withGoogle Docs/Forms/Sheets, Microsoft Office, Zoom and with Basic I.T. assistance. Details on when this drop-in help is available can be found under the "Schedule" tab, to be published at the start of the semester. In the meantime, if you need help understanding the basics of Canvas, please refer to the Student QuickGuide.

Do you like helping others in a meaningful way? Can you communicate effectively? If your GPA is 3.0 or above and you have a B or better in the subject you wish to tutor, we invite you to pursue the process: see the "Become a Tutor" tab for more information.

Spring 2021 Online Drop-In Tutoring Schedule

🌸 Please take the Spring 2021 Success Center Survey to help us best meet your needs! Respondents will be entered in monthly drawings to win a $25 E-Gift Card of their choice! 🌸

Note: the drop-in tutoring schedule will grow as the semester progresses and as more tutors are hired, so check it regularly for updates. To access the tutors' Zoom meeting links, please register for the FREE, 0-unit "Supervised Tutoring" course LRSV 110 #31743 via the Portal. Daily Schedules with Zoom links are in the Canvas Modules.

          🌟 When a tutor is absent, a note is posted in Canvas, not here, where the regular weekly schedule is found 🌟

Off–Site Tutoring

Free online tutoring via NetTutor

In order to access this free, outsourced, online service, please click on the link marked "NetTutor 24/7" on the left column menu in any published Canvas course shell.

Please note that NetTutor is a separate service, designed to "fill in the gaps" when Success Center Tutors are not available or when we don't support a subject in which a student needs help. Start with OUR West Valley tutors: they know the classes we offer, the instructors who work here, and the numerous resources that are available to our students. They are the best source of support for West Valley students!! 😊

Off–Site Tutoring

If you're not a current West Valley College student, or if you need private tutoring outside of what The Success Center offers, we recommended the following sources, not affiliated with WVC:

• Tutree.com: an online resource (and app) that allows you to connect with tutors near you who have been vetted by Tutree; payment can also be made securely through their site and/or app.
• "The 10 Best Tutoring Centers in Saratoga" is an online listing of Yelp's top-rated tutorial centers close to West Valley. Many focus on K-12 education, but some may offer higher-level help as well.
• Craigslist: many private tutors advertise via Craigslist, but you need to search for and vet them yourself. It's a good resource to see who's available, their level of expertise (from high school students to PhDs), and the going hourly rate for private tutors in the Bay Area.

NOTE: The Success Center does NOT hire out our tutors for off-site tutoring. Additionally, we will NOT provide a tutor's private contact information to those who request it. We highly value the safety and privacy of our staff, and thank you for understanding.

Navigate to Canvas

From the West Valley College website, click on Canvas in the main header.

Sign into Canvas

Select the "Sign into Canvas with Single Sign On" button to enter credentials.

Select A Class

From the Canvas Dashboard, choose the class for which you wish to receive tutoring.

Select NetTutor

Choose NetTutor from the list on the left.

Accept End User Agreement

Accept End User License Agreement and click Continue.

Watch the video for help using NetTutor.

Select a Group

Select a group to receive tutoring in that area.

Select a Tutoring Method

Select one of the following:

• Meet with a Live Tutor
• Drop Off a Question
• Class Locker

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