Peer tutoring is an active-learning and guided practice approach for students to interact with other peers, through individual or group instruction. It is supplemental to the teaching that takes place in the classroom and does not replace attending class, weekly office hours, or specific course curriculum. We strongly encourage you to always make use of faculty office hours for individualized instruction.
Peer tutors have often had the same class with the same instructor. They understand the potential roadblocks to success from a student standpoint. Students may find it easier to talk about difficulties they are having in a class and often develop a sense of partnership with a peer tutor.
The Learning Support Center provides free peer tutoring service for introductory and some upper-level courses in the following programs of study, including:
Anthropology:
Cameron Voss
Rebecca Wagener
Art History:
Rebecca Wagener
Communications:
Alondra Alcazar
Emily Bernas
English:
Malyn Berger
Geology:
Taylor Huggins
Aliera Konett
History:
Tori Wiese
Kinesiology:
Katie Porter
Mackenzie Yob
French:
Sunny Kim
Victoria Smith
Spanish:
Claudia Hale
Tori Wiese
Music Theory:
Lily Goldberger
Meredith Nelson
Philosophy:
Veren Aben
Aura Ware
Political Science:
Bailee McGraw
Psychology:
Alondra Alcazar
Anna Crysler
Gabe Kribs
Anna Lewis
Haley McQuown
Aura Ware
Religious Studies:
Cameron Voss
Sociology:
Victoria Smith
Theatre:
Claire Mitchell
Peer Tutoring Services
The LSC offers students and faculty three different types of peer tutoring services including:
Individual Tutoring
Weekly or short-term support
Tutor + 1 or 2 Students
Address specific issues, concerns, and goals
Exam Review
A Fall Exam Review schedule is coming soon.
"One and done" model as it occurs most often prior to an exam or major quiz
Set up for classes where exams are most significant or heavy on grade
Weekly Guided Practice Sessions
Weekly, active-learning of course content with peers
Tutor as "facilitator" of course content
Create active-learning environment for peer-to-peer learning, 'play,' and practice of material
No "study room or Q/A" passive learning
Students expected to participate and interact with content
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