Tutoring and Academic Success - Services, Resources, Location, and Contact Information

Lesley offers peer and professional tutoring to students through the Tutoring and Academic Success unit within the Center for Student Success and Advising. We support all students enrolled in Lesley courses. Our tutors can work with students to exchange ideas, provide feedback, explore their learning style, and help them to develop new skills. Tutoring sessions can focus on course topics, long-term projects, test preparation, reading comprehension, writing, research, brainstorming, and/or time management. Central to our mission is the belief that students have diverse ways of learning related to their cognitive, experiential, and cultural backgrounds.

What We Do

• We provide support to students as they navigate their academic requirements and assist them in becoming more independent and successful learners—equipped with knowledge of their abilities—to gain a deeper educational experience.
• We offer a variety of tutoring formats to best meet students’ needs, including synchronous one-on-one tutoring in person and on Zoom, group sessions to promote collaborative learning, asynchronous tutoring via email, flexible tutoring options such as Brainfuse, and workshops offered throughout the semester.
• We support students at any point in their academic journey at Lesley. Students might be particularly interested if they: submit passing work but are not meeting their full potential; are interested in personalized feedback; want to become more efficient in completing work; are eager to improve their writing; are overwhelmed with reading material; are facing an academic challenge; and/or have a learning difference.
• We employ peer tutors from each of the four areas at Lesley—Art & Design, Education, Liberal Arts & Business, Mental Health & Well-being—to holistically support students’ learning at Lesley. Peer tutors must meet a minimum GPA and are eligible to become tutors once they have completed at least 30 undergraduate credits. Our program is certified by the College Reading and Learning Association, and tutors receive training to be recognized as Level I and Level II tutors.
• We also provide professional tutoring asynchronously and synchronously to support students with their academic writing at the undergraduate and graduate levels. All Lesley students can receive professional tutoring asynchronously through our Asynchronous Online Writing Center. Graduate and doctoral students can meet with our professional tutor synchronously.

Contacts

Adam Mooney, Director of Tutoring and Student Success

amooney2@lesley.edu

617.349.8460

Main office email: tutoring@lesley.edu

Asynchronous Online Writing Center email: onlinetutoring@lesley.edu

Location and Hours

University Hall, 2^nd floor

Professional staff hours: Mon–Fri 9:00 am–5:00 pm

Tutoring hours (Availability is subject to change. Check WCOnline for current schedule):

• Mon–Thurs: 9:00 am–9:00 pm
• Fri: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
• Sat & Sun: 10:00 am–5:00 pm

Resources and Key Links

1. To receive synchronous peer tutoring, self-schedule an appointment via WCOnline.  
2. To receive asynchronous feedback on a writing assignment, email it as a Word document attachment to onlinetutoring@lesley.edu. Use our Review Turnaround Calculator to receive an estimated turnaround time.
3. To access Brainfuse, our third-party tutoring service, click on the “Brainfuse Online Tutoring” icon accessible via the Tools section of myLesley (https://my.lesley.edu/ultra/tools).

Attached to this article are the following tutoring guides and policies:

• WCOnline Guide
• Asynchronous Online Writing Center Guide
• Brainfuse Guides
  1. Brainfuse – Academic Tools
  2. Brainfuse – Live Help
  3. Brainfuse – Tools for CLD Students
  4. Brainfuse – Writing Lab
• Welcome Letter
• Tutee Guidelines