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Tutoring, Training & Student Success

The University of North Dakota offers the following products/services related to tutoring (Brainfuse), training (Infobase), and student success (Hawk Central). 

Additional resources including Tutoring & Learning Services, Academic Advising, and the Writing Center are also available through Student Academic Success and Career Engagement.

Tutoring

Brainfuse

Brainfuse's HelpNow suite features 24/7 help in Math and English.  They also provide live online tutoring, writing lab assistance, and a wide range of academic support tools including Flashcards, SkillSurfer practice tests and lessons, MEET virtual meetings, LEAP diagnostic testing, language lab, Brainwave recorded notetaking, and eParachute career aptitude tests.

How to Access Brainfuse

To access Brainfuse, log into Blackboard and enter a Blackboard course. Select Tools from the menu on the left and click on Brainfuse Live Tutoring - UND.

Brainfuse HelpNow Quick-Start and User Guide

How much time are students allotted and how can more be requested?

Students are given 5 hours (300 minutes). More time can be requested by submitting a request for additional hours. (login required)

Do students have to pay for Brainfuse?

There is no fee to use Brainfuse.

Brainfuse Tutoring Subjects

Brainfuse will provide online tutoring in the following subjects (from basic to advanced levels):

MATHEMATICS

  • Advanced Statistics
  • Algebra
  • Basic Math
  • Calculus (Single Variable)
  • Differential Equations
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Geometry
  • Liberal Arts Math
  • Linear Algebra
  • Pre-Algebra
  • Pre-Calculus
  • Statistics
  • Trigonometry

LANGUAGE ARTS

  • English for Academic Purposes
  • ESOL Writing Support
  • Live Writing Help
  • Reading (Reading Fluency, Comprehension Strategies & Analysis, Vocabulary Development &
    Usage Application, ESL Topics/Issues)
  • Writing, All Courses (Customizable Writing Lab; standard services include Writing Skills,
    Paragraph Reviews, Process Paper Reviews, Expository Essays, Research Papers, Profile
    Essays, Fictional Writing, Career Writing, Resumes, etc.)

BUSINESS

  • Accounting
  • Advanced Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Corporate Tax
  • Cost Accounting
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Governmental/Not-for-Profit Accounting
  • Individual Income Tax
  • Intermediate Accounting
  • Payroll Accounting

SCIENCES

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Earth Science
  • Human Anatomy & Physiology
  • Microbiology Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physical Science
  • Physics

COMPUTER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

  • A+ Certification
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • C++
  • Cloud Computing
  • HTML5/CSS
  • JAVA
  • JAVA Script
  • Linux+
  • MS Office Suite
  • PHP/My SQL
  • Security+
  • Windows

NURSING/ALLIED HEALTH

  • Allied Health Occupations
  • Emergency Care
  • Medical Assisting
  • Medical Terminology
  • NCLEX-PN
  • NET
  • NLN PAE
  • Nursing
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing/Allied Health Essay Review
  • Nursing Anatomy and Physiology
  • Nursing Care Plans
  • Nursing Medical-Surgery
  • Nursing Pathophysiology
  • Nursing-Pharmacology
  • Oncology
  • Pediatrics
  • Pharmacy Math and Dosage
  • Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
  • TEAS
  • Women's Health

OTHER - SOCIAL SCIENCES

  • Government
  • History
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

OTHER - LANGUAGES

  • Chinese
  • English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish

OTHER - MISC.

  • General Study Skills

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Additional subjects are available upon request
  • ESOL tutoring is available for all subjects

Resources and Tutorials

Instructors -  Add a Brainfuse link in your Blackboard courses

Whiteboard tutorial video

Live Tutoring video

LEAP Learning Platform video

Flashbulb Flashcards video

SkillSurfer video

MEET video

Brainwave video

 

What other tutoring resources are available?

  • UND Student Academic Success and Career Engagement - Offers academic advising, guidance on study skills, and tutoring assistance for a variety of academic areas.

  • UND Writing Center - Available for students, faculty, and staff to talk about their work in progress with a writing consultant in-person or online.

On Demand Training

Infobase provides online training solutions that answer “How do I do that?” questions through an extensive library of short, easy-to-understand video tutorials. Faculty, staff, and students will be able to stay on top of the latest technology and applications, and get answers to software questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

To log in, enter your NDUS.Identifier and password. Visit the NDUS.Identifier page for username and password questions.

Instructors can embed Infobase video tutorials into their Blackboard courses.  For more information on how to embed and assign these tutorials as assessments, please see this help article.

LOGIN TO INFOBASE

Hawk Central Academic Advising

Hawk Central is a tool that provides an efficient way to quickly offer coordinated support to all students, ensuring they receive the right type of assistance/intervention to keep them on track.

For more information visit the UND Hawk Central Support Page.

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O'Kelly 320, Stop 7104
221 Centennial Drive
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7104
P 701.777.2129
und.academic.technology@und.edu

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