{"id":670,"date":"2021-11-23T09:07:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/?page_id=670"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:09:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:09:26","slug":"about-peer-tutoring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/help\/tutoring\/about-peer-tutoring\/","title":{"rendered":"About Peer Tutoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff3cd\">See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/help\/tutoring\/schedule\/\">Peer Tutoring Schedule<\/a> page for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/help\/tutoring\/schedule\/\">Peer Tutoring Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/get-involved\/volunteer-positions\/peer-tutor-recruitment\/\">Peer Tutor Recruitment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/get-help\/\">Get Help<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Peer Tutoring is a Bethune College service that aims to help students taking Science courses gain an enhanced understanding of the concepts and material presented in class. Peer Tutors are volunteer, undergraduate students who have performed admirably in the courses that they tutor and will assist you to the best of their ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Free one-on-one Peer Tutoring<\/strong>&nbsp;is available in Life Sciences Learning Lounge&nbsp;<strong>(LSB 104 - the rooms)<\/strong> during the Fall and Winter semesters (except for the final exam period and instructional breaks). This is a&nbsp;<strong>drop-in<\/strong>&nbsp;service and you do not need to book tutoring sessions beforehand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Our Peer Tutors<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1263\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/12\/peerTutors.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/12\/peerTutors.jpg 1263w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/12\/peerTutors-400x108.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/12\/peerTutors-1024x276.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1263px) 100vw, 1263px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">How to use our services?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you come to LSB 104, check&nbsp;<strong>the name and the list of courses&nbsp;of each tutor<\/strong>&nbsp;on the blackboard behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are encouraged to use this resource to help you with understanding, having a discussion on the material, or to delve deeper into specific concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Please Note<em>:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Peer Tutors cannot help you with assignments\/homework that you will be graded on. They will explain the concepts related to the topic but will not provide you with direct answers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Also Note:<\/strong>\u00a0To best use our services, we strongly encourage you to go over the material and refer to the resources available to you (your notes, the textbook, etc.) prior to seeking help from our tutors. Due to limited time, our tutors will not be able to go over an entire topic with you and it is best that you refer to a tutor with specific questions as opposed to broad, general material.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/10\/screen-shot-peer-tutor-room-oct-31-sgm-1024x584.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/10\/screen-shot-peer-tutor-room-oct-31-sgm-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/10\/screen-shot-peer-tutor-room-oct-31-sgm-400x228.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/10\/screen-shot-peer-tutor-room-oct-31-sgm-1536x876.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/colleges\/bethune\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/10\/screen-shot-peer-tutor-room-oct-31-sgm.jpg 1973w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Peer Tutors wear a red armband that looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bethune.yorku.ca\/files\/2019\/10\/Peer-Tutor-Armband.jpg?x70750\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bethune.yorku.ca\/files\/2019\/10\/Peer-Tutor-Armband-300x192.jpg?x70750\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15575\" style=\"width:225px;height:144px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You are encouraged to use this resource to help you with understanding, having a discussion on the material, or to delve deeper into specific concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Please Note<em>:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Peer Tutors cannot help you with assignments\/homework that you will be graded on. They will explain the concepts related to the topic, but will not provide you with direct answers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Also Note:<\/strong>\u00a0In order to best use our services, we strongly encourage you to go over the material and refer to the resources available to you (your notes, the textbook, etc.) prior to seeking help from our tutors. Due to limited time, our tutors will not be able to go over an entire topic with you and it is best that you refer to a tutor with specific questions as opposed to broad, general material.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Our Goals<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our vision is to provide a peer-based tutoring service that provides free, drop-in academic support for core science courses, allowing students to better grasp course material by strengthening their fundamental subject-concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our primary mission is to improve the academic performance of students utilizing the service. Moreover, we provide a chance for upper-level students to cultivate and refine their leadership and teamwork, as well as their communication skills by delivering core course concepts. If you are interested in getting involved in our tutoring program as a tutor, please do not hesitate to contact the PT Coordinator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, please email the PT Coordinator Barbod at <a href=\"mailto:bctutor@yorku.ca\">bctutor@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See the Peer Tutoring Schedule page for more information. Quick Links Peer Tutoring is a Bethune College service that aims to help students taking Science courses gain an enhanced understanding of the concepts and material presented in class. 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