TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Academic Tutoring with Brainfuse
• How to Access Brainfuse - When It Is Not a Professor-Assigned Task
• Professor Assigned Tasks in Brainfuse
• Brainfuse Writing Lab Best Practices
• Help with Brainfuse

Academic Tutoring with Brainfuse

Brainfuse offers live tutoring via a synchronous whiteboard-and-chat platform with optional audio interaction in the following subject areas:

Business – Accounting, Economics and Finance

Computers and Tech – Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, Word

English – College Reading, Reading, Writing

Math – Calculus, College Algebra, Geometry, Liberal Arts Math, Pre-Algebra, Precalculus, Statistics, Trigonometry

Science – Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics

Additionally, Brainfuse Writing Lab tutors help students become better writers by providing constructive feedback on writing assignments within 24 hours. Students submit their papers via the Brainfuse extension in Canvas.

Important:

• If you do not see the Brainfuse Tutoring button in your course, your instructor would like you to work with them for tutoring advice. Please speak with your instructor about additional tutoring opportunities.

How to Access Brainfuse - When It Is Not a Professor-Assigned Task

1. Log into Canvas at canvas.upenn.edu with your PennKey username and password.
2. Enter your course's Canvas site by clicking on the link on your Canvas dashboard or on Courses and then the link for your course. 
3. Click the Brainfuse Tutoring link on the Canvas site's navigation bar.
4. Click the Launch Brainfuse button that appears in the center of the page to launch the Brainfuse Tutor website.
5. Click on the Brainfuse Tutoring navigation link and then click the Launch Brainfuse button. 
6. After launching the tool, the Brainfuse Tutor website will open in another tab in your browser. 
7. You can click through either to the Live Help (on the left-hand side of the screen) or to the Writing Lab (on the right-hand side of the screen).   
8. Update your Live Help preferences by clicking on the "Preferences" button (small gear icon).  You can choose to chat in Spanish or enable the audio option.

Professor Assigned Tasks in Brainfuse

Professors can assign tasks for students to complete in Brainfuse if they feel tutoring may help with particular assignments.

The student will click the link in their email to take them to the task page in Brainfuse. On that page, they will see a button that allows them to submit their work. By using that link, the professor will be able to follow their progress and see any work from the student or tutor. 

Important:

• If you receive an email to complete a task in Brainfuse, please follow the link in your email so your professor can track your progress. Do not use canvas navigation (the previously mentioned way of accessing Brainfuse) to try to complete professor-assigned tasks.

Brainfuse Writing Lab Best Practices

Please note that Brainfuse Writing Lab tutors will respond within 24 hours. Brainfuse is best used as a proactive writing tool, so if you know you will need writing support, please budget this into your paper writing process and do not leave it until the last minute. 

Help with Brainfuse

We suggest reading through the Brainfuse User Guide before using the tool for the first time. 

• Phone: 1-866-BRAINFUSE
• Email: info@brainfuse.com