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Administration Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. Home to a volunteer tutoring program

How student associations at the University of Manitoba are building volunteer tutoring programs with Nimbus Learning

Two faculty associations at the University of Manitoba, the Engineering Society and the Science Students’ Association, connected with Nimbus to streamline their volunteer tutoring programs.

A girl who took advantage of the more efficient tutoring program at mount Saint Vincent university stands in a classroom, holding a green book and smiling.

How Nimbus Learning made tutoring easier at Mount Saint Vincent University

when the MSVUSU first started with Nimbus, Allan signed on. Overall, as a tutor, she says the platform made her more efficient. It got rid of the back and forth to book a session, and provided an easy way to advertise her services.

A picture of the pond behind Nipissing University, which is often used for research. The school partnered with Nipissing to support their peer tutoring program.

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.”

Three students who feel a sense of belonging at school sit at a table together. They have their laptops open and are laughing.

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.

A woman who was recruited to be a tutor sits at the end of a wood table, wiring in a workbook.

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.

A woman who was recruited to be a tutor is leaning against a wall and looking directly into the camera

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.

A student looking for help through a live chat function holds a white tablet open to a messenger screen.

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.

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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.

Three students sit together in front of an open laptop. The connected through their peer-to-peer mentorship program.

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.