Faculty Resources

Peer tutoring at the SCAA can be an excellent resource to provide your students with additional practice developing their skills and learning to “study smarter.”  We have one rule at the SCAA:  the tutors are not allowed to edit papers or do homework for students.  So what do we do?

How we help students with their writing!   

• Peer tutor reviews a written assignment with the student, paying particular attention to the global concerns of thesis development, argument, and organization.
• The tutor helps the student identify problems and construct strategies to solve them. In the case of grammar or punctuation problems, the tutor reviews the rules and makes sure the student understands the details. The student is ultimately responsible for correcting his or her work.
• The tutor helps in the brainstorming process when the student is just beginning a writing project.
• The tutor helps the student understand the purpose of an assignment.

How we help students with their math and statistics

• The tutor asks to see the assignment (or syllabus). She or he helps the student understand the concept, theory, or formula and work out problems independently.
• Drop-in study groups for some math courses are also offered.
• The tutor does not do homework for the student!

Faculty Referral

The attached voluntary faculty referral form will help you, your students, and us at The Center address your students' needs more effectively. We hope these referrals will also provide a feedback mechanism so that we can learn how your students are benefiting from tutoring at The Center.

Faculty form request

Math and Statistics	PDF	MS Word
Writing	PDF	MS Word

How to see a tutor

Other Resources:

Writing Skills Roadshow
The Center will present any of these 50-minute workshops to your class.

• Grammar Review (Basic: Parts of sentences and punctuation rules)
• Using Sources Correctly
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Stop Run-on Sentences
• Understanding the Conventions of Academic Writing
• Understanding the Conventions of Scientific Articles
• How to Become Your Own Editor
• Everybody has to Write

Please contact Dr. Weiss or Dr. Christianson at extension 5-4759 or scaa@csueastbay.edu for more information.

"Working in Groups" CD Available

The SCAA presents a 5-minute CD, “Working in Groups.” Do your students complain when they have to do group projects? It can be difficult getting students to work in productive groups. This CD shows three thought-provoking (and somewhat humorous) scenarios of student groups in action. Faculty can check out a copy of the CD from the SCAA or the Office of Faculty Development to show to their classes and generate discussion on group dynamics and working in teams.

“We All Win When We Play”  The View

The value of writing across the curriculum. Written by Stevina Evuleocha