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A tutor reaches out to a student embarrassed because of stigma about asking for help.

How to push back on the stigma of needing a tutor

Research suggests that as early as the age of seven, children link asking for help with appearing inept

A man in a yellow sweater is maintaining quality control of his peer tutoring program by tracking reviews on his silver laptop

How to maintain quality control in a peer tutoring program

To ensure the success of your peer-tutoring program, ensuring that all sessions are reliable and offer quality support is essential.

Three friends who met through a mentorship program in efforts to rebuild the in person campus community jump in celebration. The are standing on a sidewalk flanked by snow piles.

Using mentorship programs to rebuild an in-person campus community

A peer-to-peer mentorship program that matches students can help students adjust to campus life and foster student to student connections that will re-ignite the campus community.

A peer tutor looks at a macbook with his elbows on the table, head resting on his face

Buying “blocks” of tutoring hours that go unused

Using upper year students on campus for peer-to-peer tutoring can activate a home-grown resource, especially since student tutors will have a deep understanding of the campus culture and program requirements

A university has adapted their tutor shortage by adopting a peer-to-peer model. A desk where two people are working across from each other. One is writing in a notebook, the other has a tablet computer out

Tutor shortage solution: Use a peer-to-peer model

Using upper year students on campus for peer-to-peer tutoring can activate a home-grown resource, especially since student tutors will have a deep understanding of the campus culture and program requirements

A productive woman has split up her workout to fit it into a busy day. She lays on a black mat, wearing orange leggings and running shoes with orange decals. She is also in a white tank top

Split up your workout to fit it into a busy day

Between reviewing lecture notes after every class, making time to connect with your peers and instructors, getting your 5 servings of fruits and veggies every day and limiting your caffeine intake, the concept of fitting in the recommended 30 minutes of exercise every day can seem laughable. There’s just not enough hours in the day […]

A student using the Cornell note-taking method sits at a desk. He is writing on a notepad; to the right his laptop is open

Improve your memory: the Cornell note-taking method

There is no doubt that taking excellent notes is a key to academic success, so why not try out a method that might also improve your memory of the lecture?

Springtime in Sackville – a view of Convocation Hall from the swan pond, Mount Allison University.

How the Mount Allison Student Union centralized multiple tutoring programs with Nimbus

Learn how the Mount Allison Student Union, used the Nimbus platform to centralizing the various campus tutoring programs and how they intend to meet the demands of a hybrid campus.

View on Xavier Hall from Nicholson Tower, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.

How StFX modernized & significantly expanded their tutoring program with Nimbus

We spoke to the former President of the St. FX Student’s Union about how they modernized and expanded their tutoring program with Nimbus.