Synchronous Tutoring Information

Please follow the steps below to set up and access a synchronous tutoring appointment for a real-time tutoring session with a tutor in WCOnline.

Log in to WC Online

[bates-wconline-login]To sign in to MSW or ARC, make an appointment with a tutor, or access remote tutoring, log into the WC Online interface with your Bates credentials.[/bates-wconline-login]

Starting your online tutoring session

Go into WC Online, find your appointment on the calendar (it will be a block of time filled in with a color), and click on the appointment.

Click ‘Start or Join Online Consultation’.

  • When you enter your first session, your browser will prompt you to accept or reject permissions to access the microphone and camera on your computer. Please accept these permissions. Access to a video chat-style interaction throughout your session is important to your communication with your tutor.
  • Once in the session, you will encounter a series of icons across the top bar of the page. 
  • On the left-hand side, you have your basic formatting and editing options. You also have a π button which is an equation editor, and an eye with a slash through it that will show and hide the content in the workspace.
  • On the right-hand side, you have additional tools.The pen icon opens a pallette you can use to draw on the workspace. It acts like a cellophane sheet. Click on the pen to open it, select your writing tool and customize color, thickness, etc. 
  • Draw on the workspace. Then, it will retract and the workspace will appear clean. Click the pen again to show the drawings.