Science Center

Fall tutoring begins on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Monday – Thursday are in-person faculty and peer tutoring and Friday are virtual only.

FOR VIRTUAL – On the day/time of your session, you will receive via your CCM email a WebEx/Zoom invite to join your tutor (BE LOGGED IN ON TIME). In addition to our tutoring services, the Center offers the 24/7 Brainfuse online tutoring portal, which is available via Blackboard in over 150 subjects.

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (BIO-101) TUTORING

Fall 2023

All students registered in Anatomy and Physiology I (BIO-101) are welcome to attend faculty and peer tutoring appointments, workshops, review sessions, and self-study. Students are permitted to make up to two tutoring appointments a day (back-to-back are allowed), up to three 25-minute appointments each week. Students can attend workshops and weekly review sessions; it is recommended to attend one weekly review session per week. Students can also make an appointment as “self-study” to access laboratory resources in the Tutoring Center: Science (DH 156), including anatomical models, bones, compound light microscope, and histological slides. A resource library of past workshop/focus session recordings are available in the Blackboard Tutoring Center: Math, Writing, & Science Center Shell. Smarthinking, virtual off-campus tutoring is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please see the Blackboard Tutoring Center: Math, Writing, & Science Center Shell for additional information about Smarthinking.

In order to attend these sessions, students will need to schedule an appointment on the TutorTrac scheduling system at https://tutortrac.ccm.edu; please use your CCM student credentials to sign in. Upon signing in, select “Search Availability” under Student Options on the left-hand side of the screen. Next, select “Science Center” and then select the course and date range. Please note the title of the session may not appear when scheduling an appointment, please make sure you select the appropriate date and time for the session you would like to attend. Appointments can be up to 6 days in advance. Please make your appointment no later than 24 hours before the day of session.

In-person tutoring sessions will take place in Demare Hall (DH 156) and in-person review sessions will take place during the day/time, on campus specified below. Students that schedule an appointment for Virtual Tutoring or a remote Zoom review session will receive an email on the day of the session with information on how to join the Zoom session.

Anatomy & Physiology I (BIO-101) Weekly Review Session Schedule

Day/Time

Faculty

Modality and Location

Mondays
11:00 a.m. – 12:00p.m.

Professor Burns

In-person: Cohen Hall (CH) 271

Tuesdays
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Professor Pietropollo

In-person: Cohen Hall (CH) 210

Wednesdays
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Birrer

In-person: Cohen Hall (CH) 210

Thursdays
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Professor Cardaci

Remote: Zoom

In-person sessions will not be recorded. Remote Zoom session will be recorded for those unable to attend; recordings will be posted within 48 hours to the Tutoring Center Blackboard Shell under the Science Resources on the left-hand panel.

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (BIO-102) TUTORING

Fall 2023

Throughout the semester, the A&P faculty will be holding a series of A&P II Focus Sessions via Zoom. All students registered in BIO 102 Anatomy and Physiology II are welcome to attend these sessions. In addition, students are welcome to attend faculty and peer tutoring appointments, workshops, and self-study. Students are permitted to make up to two tutoring appointments a day (back-to-back are allowed), up to three 25-minute appointments each week. Students can attend workshops and focus sessions sessions when offered. Students can also make an appointment as “self-study” to access laboratory resources in the Tutoring Center: Science (DH 156), including anatomical models, bones, compound light microscope, and histological slides. A resource library of past workshop/focus session recordings are available in the Blackboard Tutoring Center: Math, Writing, & Science Center Shell. Brainfuse, off-campus tutoring is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please see the Blackboard Tutoring Center: Math, Writing, & Science Center Shell for additional information.

BIO 102 Focus Session #1 Cardiac Output (Zoom):
Time/Date: Wednesday, 10/04/23; 4:30pm-5:30pm
Presenter: Professor Paulina Cardaci
Courses for this Workshop: BIO 102

BIO 102 Focus Session #2 Processes of Respiration (Zoom):
Time/Date: Monday, 10/30/23; 4:30pm-5:30pm
Presenter: Professor Caitlin Burns
Courses for this Workshop: BIO 102

BIO 102 Focus Session #3 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance (Zoom):
Time/Date: Tuesday, 11/28/23; 4:30pm-5:30pm
Presenter: Professor Frank Pietropollo
Courses for this Workshop: BIO 102

Each session will be recorded for those unable to attend. Recordings will be posted within 48 hours to the Tutoring Center Blackboard Shell under the Science Resources on the left-hand panel.

BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Fall 2023

Throughout the semester Biology and Chemistry faculty will be holding four workshops. Two sessions will be offered in-person and two sessions will be offered remote on Zoom. Students registered in “courses for this workshop” are welcome to attend these sessions.

In order to attend these sessions, students will need to schedule an appointment on the TutorTrac scheduling system at https://tutortrac.ccm.edu; please use your CCM student credentials to sign in. Upon signing in, select “Search Availability” under Student Options on the left-hand side of the screen. Next, select “Science Center” and then select the course and date range. Please note the title of the session may not appear when scheduling an appointment, please make sure you select the appropriate date and time for the session you would like to attend. Appointments can be made up to 6 days in advance. Please make your appointment no later than 24 hours before the day of session. In-person sessions will take place during the day/time specified below on campus. Students that scheduled an appointment for a remote Zoom workshop will receive an email on the day of the session with information on how to join the Zoom session.

Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis (face-to-face):
Time/Date: Thursday, 09/14/23; 12:30pm-1:30pm
Room: CH 210
Presenter: Dr. Loryn Stoler
Courses for this Workshop: CHM 117 & 118, CHM 125 & 126

Effective Study and Test-Taking Strategies for Anatomy and Physiology and Biology Students (Zoom):
Time/Date: Friday, 09/22/23; 9:30am-10:30am
Presenter: Dr. Terri Birrer
Courses for this Workshop: BIO 101, 102, 121, 122, 127, 132, 133, 202, 215

Microscopy and Dissection Skills (face-to-face):
Time/Date: Monday, 09/25/23; 4:30pm-5:30pm
Room: SH 257
Presenter: Dr. Dena Restaino
Courses for this Workshop: BIO 101, 102, 121, 122, 132, 133, 215; CHM 105

Solving Problems Involving Aqueous Solution Stoichiometry (Zoom):
Time/Date: Wednesday, 11/01/23; 6:00pm-7:00pm
Presenter: Dr. Loryn Stoler

In-person sessions will not be recorded. Remote Zoom session will be recorded for those unable to attend. Recordings will be posted within 48 hours to the Tutoring Center Blackboard Shell under the Science Resources on the left-hand panel.

The Science Center is located on the first floor of DeMare Hall, DH 156 inside the Tutoring Center. Tutoring is conducted by both peer and faculty tutors. Services include one-on-one tutoring appointments, workshops, class and lab review sessions, as well as microscopes and anatomy and physiology models for hands-on studying. All students taking Biology, A& P, and Chemistry classes are encouraged to attend tutorial sessions to ask questions about course material they do not quite understand, or to get help with study skills and to review assignments. Click here to schedule a science tutoring appointment.