Are you successful in one or more of your classes at Moraine Park? Are you able to communicate effectively with students from diverse backgrounds? Are you willing to help fellow students achieve their educational goals? If so, please consider becoming a peer tutor and helping other students succeed.  Here are some great reasons to consider becoming a peer tutor.

1. Tutoring offers Flexible Scheduling: 

The average tutors spends about 2-3 hours a week tutoring.  You work around your schedule.  It may involve setting a weekly time or it can be on an as needed basis.  The tutoring sessions take place either on campus or virtually. 

2. Tutoring gives you great job experience: 

Tutoring in your program area will give you experience related to the job that you eventually want to do.  It is an opportunity to build your resume and shows that you are willing to mentor others. 

3. Tutoring can supplement your income: 

Moraine Park peer tutors are paid $13 hour.

4. Tutoring is a rewarding experience: 

Tutoring can give you the satisfaction of making a difference in someone else’s life.  For a few hours each week you can help another student earn a passing grade and advance in their program area.  Tutoring will build your self-confidence, listening skills, interpersonal and oral communication skills, empathy and patience.

5. Maintain subject knowledge: 

Helping others can keep the information fresh in your head and even deepen your understanding of a subject area.  In order to teach the subject to someone else, you need to break it down into smaller, easier to understand chunks which give you a greater master of material.

If you are finishing strong in one or more of your courses, please consider becoming a valued peer tutor.  Students interested in learning more about tutoring at Moraine Park can contact Mary at mdaley1@morainepark.edu or 920-924-6488. Additional information can be found here https://www.morainepark.edu/experience-mptc/student-resources/tutoring/.

Need some extra help with classes? Moraine Park offers NetTutor, an online tutoring service, free to all MPTC students via Canvas.

NetTutor can help you with many different classes and topics such as Writing, Nursing/Health, Math, Chemistry, Computer Science/IT, Business and more.

To access NetTutor, follow the steps below.

1. Open Canvas
2. Click on a class
3. Click the link on the left-hand side for NetTutor

For any questions about Net Tutor or any other Moraine Park tutoring services, please contact Tutoring Services Specialist, Mary Daley at 920-924-6488 or mdaley1@morainepark.edu.

Mary Daley recently started as Moraine Park’s new Tutoring Services Specialist. Daley comes from K-12 education where she worked as a kindergarten teacher.  

“I wanted a change, but also wanted to stay in education,” Daley said. “I’m excited to help students in a new way at Moraine Park.” 

In her new role, Daley recruits peer tutors, professional tutors and tutor specialists, and matches them with students based on their programs and classes. 

“Some students need peer tutors, some need professional tutors and some need the Student Center–every student is unique and has different needs to be met,” Daley said. 

Daley looks forward to improving the tutoring program and introducing new ways for students to get help with their coursework. 

Contact Mary for any tutoring needs: 

mdaley1@morainepark.edu 

(920) 924-6488 

FDL Campus 

Are you successful in one or more of your classes at Moraine Park? Are you able to communicate effectively with students from diverse backgrounds? Are you willing to help fellow students achieve their educational goals? If so, please consider becoming a peer tutor and helping your fellow students succeed. Here are a few of the many excellent reasons to consider becoming a peer tutor for Moraine Park. Continue reading