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Learning Commons

Resources for Faculty and Staff

Resources for Faculty and Staff

Pace's Learning Commons provides a wide range of support services to help impact your student's academic success, from content and writing tutoring, to exam review and correction sessions. In addition, our Learning Specialists are available to provide academic skills workshops in your classroom.

  • This form should be submitted at least 24 hours before the exam is returned to students. After students complete the exam corrections, the papers stay within the Learning Commons. Faculty should arrange a pick-up or delivery time with Learning Commons staff.

  • Please complete this form at least 7 school days before the quiz/exam date, and we will reach out to you within 24 hours of your submission.

    The Learning Commons provides professors in Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Nursing with the option of having quiz/exam review sessions.

  • The Learning Commons hires students who are among the highest achievers at Pace. To that end, we place a high value upon faculty referrals. A student who is considered a good fit as a student staff member possesses an ideal GPA of 3.5 or higher (Min 3.3). The GPA is used as a benchmark but by no means is the defining factor of employment. The most important factors include: excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a sense of maturity and responsibility, and an overall desire to help their peers.

    Qualifications to become a Peer Tutor

    • Advanced understanding of course material (min course grade of B+)
    • Superior ability in communicating content knowledge
    • Ability to adapt tutoring style to diverse groups of students

    Qualifications to become a Peer Academic Mentor

    • Upperclassman with exemplary academic development
    • Willing and able to articulate academic experiences
    • Display behaviors of an independent and life-long learner

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  • Faculty members can request to receive weekly usage reports for students registered for their classes. These reports will state each student's visit dates and times, session length, and additional session information.

    Weekly Report Quick Facts

    • Sign up once and have weekly reports for each semester thereafter
    • Receive a report every Saturday night (if students have come to the Learning Commons)
    • Rolls over every semester with the new courses you are teaching (Note: You will need to request Trac Cloud reports, even if you have previously received reports from the old system, Tutor Trac.)

  • We offer custom writing workshops with online and in-person formats. We collaborate with the instructor to design these workshops to fit their students' needs. These workshops are intended for a full class of students, and take place for one hour in the Mortola Library on the Pleasantville campus. Sample topics include writing lab with support, peer review with support, selecting artifacts, integrating sources, and observation/interview coding.

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  • We offer academic skills workshops tailored to your class's needs. Topics that can be covered include: time management, effective note-taking, reading dense texts, communicating with faculty and staff, goal-setting, test-taking, and developing study skills. Sessions are 50 minutes long and are available for in-person classes only. .

  • A Learning Commons staff member can visit your class online or in-person for fifteen minutes to provide an overview of our offerings and how to access them beginning the week of September 9, 2024. .

Does Your Student Need Academic Coaching?

Who benefits most from the Learning Commons?

Every student. For every student in need of help with a difficult class, there are others looking to maintain the requirements for a scholarship, improve their GPA, or simply find help studying for next weekÂ鶹´«Ã½™s test.

Our professional staff and trained peer educators at the Learning Commons are a key resource in helping your student achieve their academic goals.

Which of my students may need Academic Coaching?

  • Students who tell you they are struggling with note-taking, reading the textbook, organizing their time efficiently, or studying for your exams
  • Students who demonstrate an inability to meet deadlines
  • Students whose class participation does not match work produced
  • Students who recognize their skills need shaping and refining to excel at the college level
  • Students who are returning after an extended absence
  • Students who are expressing anxiety about upcoming exams or general anxiety about their academic life

Potential Student Letter

Dear Student,

The Pace Learning Commons Academic Skills Program is a resource you may want to consider. This free service located in the (Mortola Library/Beekman), offers Academic Coaching and Academic Mentoring. Academic Coaching is a guided opportunity helping to steer you towards your academic goals. Mentoring is a collaborative experience with a supportive, successful academic peer.

Encourage Your Students to Use the Learning Commons

Below are recommended syllabus statements and Classes announcements that can be used to promote the use of the Learning Commons. Pick the one appropriate for the students in your class and copy the text into your syllabus or Classes announcement.

  • Tutoring at the Learning Commons

    The Learning Commons uses an array of programs and a holistic approach to assist students with academic skills and content knowledge. We are dedicated to developing independent learners through purposeful interactions with trained, well-qualified peer and professional staff.

    Services offered:

    • Content Support Services including, content tutoring, exam review sessions, and content preparation/support workshops
    • Academic Skills Services including small group peer mentoring, academic skills workshops, and individual academic development
    • Writing Support Services including, writing tutoring and writing preparation/support workshops

  • Writing Support Services at the Learning Commons

    Writing support is available for all students at Â鶹´«Ã½. Writing Support Services offers confidential one-to-one appointments (in person or online), group sessions, and drop-in sessions free of charge.Â鶹´«Ã½¯Students can bring writing from all disciplines and at all stages of the writing process, from outlines to completed drafts. Students are encouraged to bring all types of writing, including resumes, internship and graduate school applications, and personal creative work.Â鶹´«Ã½¯We are dedicated to developing independent learners through purposeful interactions with trained, well-qualified peer and professional staff.

  • Writing Support at the Learning Commons

    Writing tutoring is available for all graduate students at Â鶹´«Ã½. Writing Support Services offers confidential one-to-one appointments (in person or online), group sessions, and drop-in sessions free of charge.Â鶹´«Ã½¯Students can bring writing from all disciplines and at all stages of the writing process, from outlines to completed drafts. Students are encouraged to bring all types of writing, including research questions and literature reviews. We are dedicated to developing independent learners through purposeful interactions with trained, well-qualified peer and professional staff. If you are a graduate student seeking help, we recommend working with one of our professional tutors:

    • New York City Tutors: Sean Griffin, Wilson Ding
    • Pleasantville Tutors: Tina Gonzalez, Zac Ginsburg, Jessica Stein

Visit the Learning Commons website for more information about services, locations and current hours of operation.

Follow these instructions for using TracCloud (PDF) to schedule an appointment or view tutor availability.

If you have any questions, email us at the appropriate address below.