testWELL Tutoring

AVAILABLE TUTORING TOPICS:

• STEM: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Forensic & Investigative Science, Physics, Physiology, and Mathematics.
• Non-STEM: Economics, English, History, Psychology, and Sociology

Tutoring Schedule

Students can access tutoring via the dates and locations listed below.  

• Monday and Wednesday from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. in the Honors Hall Media Room.
• Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Hall Library.
• Monday through Thursday from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Artificial Intelligence Policy

The testWELL Learning Center believes that Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be a tool to improve learning. In the center, AI will be used only as permitted by the instructor/syllabus or under the guidance of a tutor as an assistive tool for the purpose of building critical thinking skills, further developing the ability to tackle obstacles independently, and deeper comprehension.

Using AI outside of the Center:

• Utilize other resources FIRST before going to AI, such as using your notes or YouTube videos, going to a professor’s office hours (or even just talking with them after class), talking with peers or TAs, or going to tutoring.
• If you do use AI, only do so if you have enough knowledge to be able to tell where the AI is wrong.  Because AI pulls information from all around the internet, including other students’ work and outdated work, it very often provides incorrect information. Read over your syllabus since this can count as academic dishonesty! For more information, view the Office of Academic Integrity's  Student Policy and the AI FAQ.
• AI is a people pleaser and tends to tell you what you want to hear. It can hallucinate and make up information to try to support your ideas, so the quality and accuracy of the information it outputs depends on the quality of the question being asked. There is currently no way to eliminate hallucinations. Fact-check the information they provide. Certain phrases such as “I don’t know” in the query may decrease the likelihood of hallucination, but do not always work. The quality of prompt is incredibly important. Pretend you are making a wish to an extremely stringent genie. Make sure you are very specific and clear about what you want.
• If you do use AI, only use it to aid your learning rather than bypass your active learning. In addition to the potential for academic dishonesty when you turn in something that you have not written yourself, it is also a disservice to yourself since you will not be learning to your full potential.
• Different LLMs are designed to be more helpful for certain areas of study. LLMs can be used to summarize and build understanding, not do your work for you. Be mindful of what specific LLMs were designed for. Using an LLM intended for creating code may not be as useful for doing chemistry or biology problems.

How To Get Involved

TestWELL Tutors foster a positive learning experience for Honors students across campus

Want to become a tutor? Honors College students should consider applying to the testWELL Learning Center. Accepted students will receive training and gain membership and certification from the National Tutoring Association. Students accepted into the program near the end of the fall semester are required to sign up for HONR 201: Peer Tutoring (spring semester) and HONR 301 Advanced Peer Tutoring (fall semester) and to pass the certification exam.