Want to develop your communication and leadership skills while providing academic assistance to peers? Become a Peer Tutor!
Peer Tutors work online and in-person and are paid minimum wage.
To be eligible to become a tutor, you must meet all of the following requirements:
For faculty: If you would like to request a tutor for your program, please email the SLC Coordinator, Evgeniya Minakova at minakoe@algonquincollege.com.
For students: Peer Tutor applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, and are reviewed based on the demand for tutors in specific programs.
The internal policies and procedures below cover the expectations, requirements, and restrictions for peer tutoring. Click on each item below to view the details.
Students are expected to follow the Algonquin College policy on student conduct (SA 07 – Student Conduct), which states that “all students and prospective students will conduct themselves in a manner that respects the rights of all members of the College Community and College property.”
Under SA 07- Student Conduct, Misconduct includes, but is not limited to, “Assault, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment and/or other conduct, which result in members of the College Community perceiving threat or danger.” Please see the full policy for a more complete list of actions that are considered Misconduct.
Tutoring is a one-on-one service only.Attempts by tutors or tutees to circumvent this policy may result in them losing access to the service. Circumvention of this policy will also result in the tutor not receiving compensation for hours worked. Sessions can be held online or in person.
Role of tutors: Tutors act as a guide to help tutees with their course material. Please keep in mind that tutors are fellow students in higher levels of their program; it would be unrealistic to anticipate them having all the answers to every question, as they are not experts. However, tutors are well-equipped to provide assistance in understanding course materials, clarifying concepts, offering study strategies, and helping you navigate through challenging topics. Their role is to support your learning journey and facilitate a deeper comprehension of the subject matter.
Required Materials: Tutees are expected to provide a detailed description of what they need help with at the time of booking and bring their study materials (textbooks, class notes, questions, etc.) for their session.
The fee for tutoring sessions is $8.00 per hour.
Before requesting a session, tutees must set up a payment method in the Peer Tutoring booking system by adding a bank card to their account.
After a student sends a booking request, the tutor can accept or decline the request.
Students who are experiencing financial barriers and would like to apply for sponsorship are encouraged to contact the SLC Kiosk at slc@algonquincollege.com for information on financial supports available at the college.
Booking sessions with a sponsorship: When a sponsorship letter is submitted to the SLC, there could be up to a 24-hour processing delay. Please note that the SLC Kiosk is closed during the weekend, so sponsorships will be processed on the next business day. Sponsorship is applied to a tutee’s account in the form of coupons which are used as a method of payment for bookings. Tutees should select a coupon in the Coupon field in the booking window. One coupon = 1-hour session.
Sponsored Tutoring Hours must be used in accordance with sponsorship policies.
Multiple Sponsorships – Financial Aid: Tutees are not permitted to access the Financial Aid Sponsorship if they are already receiving another form of Sponsorship for Peer Tutoring.
Tutees can send a booking request minimum 12 hours in advance and must wait for a notification email that the booking has been accepted by the tutor.
Tutees can see their session requests and accepted bookings in the Calendar in the Peer Tutoring booking system.
Once a tutor has accepted or declined the booking request, the tutee will receive a notification email.
Tutees and tutors join online sessions by clicking “Actions” and “Open Zoom” in their Dashboard in the Peer Tutoring booking system. The location of in-person sessions is confirmed by the tutor.
Last minute requests: Sessions requested between 12 and 24 hours in advance are considered last minute requests, and a special cancelation policy applies. See the Cancelation policy for full details.
If there is no tutor available, students can complete a Tutor Request form.
If a tutor would like to receive tutoring, they must inform the SLC Coordinator, Evgeniya Minakova, at slc@algonquincollege.com.
Tutors or Tutees who fail to cancel and do not show up for their session are marked as a No Show. In case of no-shows, tutors and tutees are only required to wait 15 minutes.
Tutors/tutees can cancel a session in the Peer Tutoring booking system no less than 24 hours in advance. In this case, the tutee receives the refund.
Last minute requests cancellation: Sessions requested between 12 and 24 hours in advance are considered last minute requests, and once accepted by the tutor, cannot be cancelled. A cancellation refund will not be issued to the tutee.
Tutor requirements: To be eligible to become a tutor, students must meet all the following requirements:
Applying to become a tutor: Peer Tutoring will accept applications for tutors a few times per year. Prospective tutors must follow the instructions provided at that time.
Compensation: Tutors are paid minimum wage.
Hours: Tutors are allowed to work up to 24 hours per week.
Note: Tutors are expected to offer tutoring for all courses that they have received a grade of A- or higher, so all eligible courses must be listed on the tutor's profile in the Peer Tutoring booking system. Exceptions can be made for general elective courses - tutors may choose not to list those.
Availability: there are no set hours when tutors are expected to be available. You can choose whichever time works for you: early morning, in-between your classes during the day, late evening, or weekends. Tutors are not expected to remain available during mid-terms and final exams as their studies take priority. We also recognise that mid-term dates vary for different programs.
If a student (tutee or tutor) wishes to share their feedback on a peer tutoring policy or procedure or express a concern about an unsatisfactory experience, they must contact the SLC Coordinator, Evgeniya Minakova, at slc@algonquincollege.com.
The coordinator will connect with the student to discuss the situation in detail and determine an suitable course of action.
Tutors are enrolled in the Peer Tutoring course in Brightspace where they can find all necessary information and resources related to onboarding, training, tutoring, submitting hours in Workday, etc.
Watch the video and read the instructions on this Zoom article about Sharing your screen.
Tip: you can annotate on your own shared screen or a tutee's screen they share.
Read more info here: Using annotation tools on a shared screen or whiteboard.
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