ThinkingStorm is Blue Ridge's online tutoring partner.
General Information about Tutoring can be found at the Student Success Center website: https://www.blueridge.edu/services-support/tutoring/
Students can walk in for free in person tutoring at HCC (Patton Building) and TCC (Library in Straus Building) during business hours.
Subjects available: English and Writing, Math, Chemistry, CIS
Students can book appointments for FREE in person tutoring using the ThinkingStorm online scheduling tool:
1) use this link or navigate to link in black footer of MyCourses under Student Success label: https://www.thinkingstorm.com/BRCC/Default.aspx
2) Log in using myCourses username and password
3) Click on left Blue Ridge link to use drop down menus to schedule an in person appointment at a certain campus for a certain subject.
Students can access FREE 24/7 Online Tutoring with qualified Professional tutors through ThinkingStorm.
1) use this link or navigate to link in black footer of MyCourses under Student Success label: https://www.thinkingstorm.com/BRCC/Default.aspx
2) Log in using myCourses username and password
3) Click right on the ThinkingStorm link to use drop down menus to connect with a tutor in an interactive whiteboard environment (Chat, audio, video features available as well as screen sharing and uploading). Students can make a future appointment with online tutors, and/or upload college writing to the writing center for paper reviews that take 24-48 hours to return.
Subjects available for online tutoring:
- Math: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Basic Math, Business Math, Calculus, College Algebra, Differential Equations, Discrete Mathematics, Geometry, Linear Algebra, Pre-Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Quantitative Literacy, Trigonometry
- Science: Advanced Anatomy, Advanced Biology, Advanced/Organic Chemistry, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Human A&P, Lab Calculations, Microbiology, Physics
- Writing Center: 24/7 essay reviews
- Live Writing: synchronous writing assistance
- Business: Accounting, Finance, Macroeconomics, Marketing, Microeconomics
- Statistics: Advanced Statistics, Statistics
- Adobe Software: After Effects, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Flash/Animate, Illustrator, InDesign, Light Room, Muse, Photoshop, Premiere
- Nursing and Healthcare: Nursing, Nutrition, Phlebotomy
- Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word
- Markup and Programming Languages: Action Script, Application Development, C#, CSS, HTML, Java, Javascript, jQuery, PHP, Python, SQL
- 3D Modeling and Animation: 3DS Max, Maya, Mudbox, Unreal Engine
- Computing: Computer Science, Computing, HTML and CSS
- Psychology
- Spanish
- French
Two youtube tutorials to share processes with students: