How Nimbus helped Nipissing University make their peer tutoring program soar
“Nimbus has really, significantly changed my interaction with a program that I have wanted to see succeed, but was being held back by its own realities. And that means the world.”
Five tips to promote your tutoring program
Being a student is a TON of work. Here are five tips to alert students that help is available.
Five more ways to boost tutor applications
Midterms are now in session and students are looking for support. Last week we had five tips to recruit tutors for your program, and this week we have five more so you can fully staff your tutoring program and go back to focusing on what matters.
Five ways to increase tutor applications
This week we have five tips to improve tutor applications, so you can fully staff your tutoring program and go back to focusing on what matters.
Will students ask for help through live chat?
Researchers asked if students responded well to the live, one-on-one chat functions built into the course LMS - and the answer was a resounding yes.
Using peer mentorship to assist historically underrepresented students
Peer mentorship can be a key tool to helping students excel in post secondary education — including students who are historically underrepresented in higher education.
Support your in-person campus community with a peer-to-peer mentorship program
Develop connections between students through a peer-to-peer mentorship program. The result is a campus community where students feel they belong.
Four tips to increase sense of belonging in remote learning
In remote learning, because the other aspects of social life like residence life or sports teams are more diffuse, classes become one of the primary ways students can connect with their community and create that sense of belonging.
Why do students with a higher sense of belonging do better in school?
Students with a higher sense of belonging were more likely to facilitate their own learning by asking for hints or explanations from peers and faculty.