Learning Center

If you want to enhance your current skills or learn new ones to aid in your academic success, academic coaching is for you. Academic coaching is an individual consultation session for students with one of the Learning Center staff members. During the consultation, you will learn to improve your study habits while developing new strategies for academic success. Each session is personalized to fit your individual needs. During a coaching session, we may examine your learning style, discuss approaches to the learning process or identify barriers that hinder your academic success. You will create your academic success plan in collaboration with your coach. Topics covered during academic coaching often include:

• Creating a study plan
• Concentration and memory
• Goal setting
• Learning and study strategies inventory (LASSI)
• Learning styles
• Motivation
• Note taking
• Organizational skills
• Reading strategies
• Self-advocacy and University resources
• Self-management (avoiding procrastination, creating a study schedule, prioritizing tasks)
• Stress management
• Test anxiety, test preparation and test-taking strategies

Grammarly is an automated grammar tutor and revision support tool that helps develop writing and editing skills to prevent plagiarism. This is a free service offered to BW students, faculty and staff.

Math Bash+ is an interactive final exam and paper preparation event for all undergraduate students hosted by The Learning Center and a host of faculty, tutors and SI Leaders. In addition to helping students organize for finals, there is free food, raffles and prizes.

Success seminars offered at The Learning Center are designed to provide students the opportunity to develop or refine current skills necessary for academic and personal success at BW. All seminars are free and do not require advance registration.

All seminars are approximately fifty (50) minutes and take place on Wednesday's, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. in Ritter Library, 214B. Please visit the BW SMART Tab in Blackboard or The Learning Center portal for schedule information.

Free tutoring support is available for undergraduate students at BW in most subject areas. The Learning Center offers drop-in tutoring (no appointment), individual tutoring (appointment based) and Smarthinking Online Tutoring.

Peer tutors are recommended by BW faculty and have received an A or B in the course(s) they provide support. The tutors participate in a rigorous training program and are observed throughout the semester to ensure consistent quality service.