The UP Writing Center is a terrific peer-tutoring resource that can support student writers from any discipline and is open for the Fall 2024 semester. Students can meet their Writing Assistant in person in the Learning Commons (BC 163) or online. We count on faculty to get the word out to students about this valuable resource, so please consider encouraging your students to seek us out. (Read More).
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Learning Commons: Group Work Lab is Open
The Group Work Lab, housed in UP’s Learning Commons, is open and ready to assist groups of students—whether for class projects or campus groups hoping to reorganize and refocus their work. Students can book an appointment for their group through the Bookings Scheduler to meet with a Group Work Lab consultant, both of whom have […]
TLC From The TLC: Collaborative Learning Techniques, More
The shift to remote courses has given us the opportunity to revisit how we support student learning in our classes and other academic learning assistance programs. In this TLC blog entry, Jeffrey White shares collaborative learning techniques and learning strategies that peer-assisted learning facilitators deploy in the Learning Commons new PAL program. These same techniques […]
TLC From The TLC: Learning Commons’ New PAL Program
While faculty across the country plan courses, teach, and meet with students during office hours, there are nationally thriving peer-assisted learning communities of practice from which educators can learn or revisit approaches for engaging students in higher education. Learning Commons director Jeffrey White shares the first of a two-part series on how the Learning Commons’ […]
Summer Offerings From the Learning Commons
The Learning Commons invites all students to connect with peer tutors, writing assistants, and speech and presentation consultants as an effective learning strategy for greater success in their college courses. Working with our tutors also makes your online learning experience at UP more social. This summer, we offer students the following online tutoring programs in […]
Learning Commons: Finals Week and Newly Certified Tutors
The Learning Commons will operate on a reduced schedule during finals week. Content tutors and the Writing Center’s writing assistants will be available by appointment only on a limited basis. Writing and math tutor schedules are on WCONLINE at https://up.mywconline.net. Tutors in the Natural Sciences Center, Language Studio, Group Work Lab, and Speech and Presentation […]
Learning Commons Online Resources: Encourage Students to Utilize Peer Tutors
The Learning Commons is now running all programs online, and student usage is up from the first week of online instruction, according to director Jeffrey White. By encouraging your students to connect with a peer tutor, you might help them to connect more deeply to learning and studying online while engaging socially with our peer […]
TLC From The TLC: Welcome To The Study
When students come to the Learning Commons for content tutoring, they often could use more work on how to study in general as well as the content area. How one approaches studying in one discipline varies from other disciplines, and how one approaches studying often impacts the grade earned by a student. The Learning Commons […]
Support Is Here For Student Class Presentations, Group Projects
Do you assign presentations and group projects in your classes? Do you often find that your students could use help in improving their presenting of material and working effectively in groups? The Learning Commons in collaboration with the Department of Communication Studies offers peer consulting in our Speech and Presentation Lab and Groupwork Lab. These […]
TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Designing Courses That Enhance Learning
Just in time to start thinking about your spring course planning, Jeffrey White, Learning Commons, offers 7 minutes of advice answering the question“What Course Design Principles Enhance Student Learning?” in this IGNITE-funded video.