Faculty Support & Resources

The Weinstein Learning Center (WLC) maintains partnerships across the campus community and collaborates with faculty to select prospective peer tutors.

Students working as peer tutors have successfully completed the course they will support and go through the WLC's hiring and training process. The WLC team seeks out faculty requests for course support near the end of each semester so that tutors may participate in required training and prepare to begin working with students the following semester.

For information about available services and the courses currently supported, please see our Content Tutoring page.

 

Course-Embedded Consultants and Drop-In Sessions 

Formats to consider based on the needs of the class and the instructor’s preference:

Drop-In Sessions

  • Students drop in to meet with a trained peer tutor assigned to a particular course. Students may attend individually or in groups to ask questions or even work collaboratively in a supported environment. They are welcome to stop by for a portion of the session or stay for the entire event.
  • The session takes place in the same location at the same time (typically in the evening) each week.
  • The peer tutor answers questions or helps students with problems from any currently offered section of that course.

Embedded Consultants

Embedded consultants may support courses in one or more of the following ways:

  • Facilitated study sessions - weekly sessions led by the consultant each week in the same location at the same time (typically in the evening). The support is tailored to a specific course section instead of any student from any section.
  • Class attendance - classroom support, assisting students in conjunction with faculty members.
  • Individual Tutoring - 1:1 content tutoring appointments with the embedded consultant(s). Appointments typically take place in the Boatwright Library Administrative Wing or via Zoom (based on student preference) and can be scheduled through the WLC Student Portal.
    • This can be coupled with either of the previous options.