Knack Notes Blog

Take a deeper look into how peer learning can impact higher education.

Looking Ahead to 2026: New Year’s Resolutions for Peer Tutors

As 2025 comes to a close, it is a natural moment for reflection. For peer tutors, the end of the...

Everyone You Will Ever Meet Knows Something You Don’t: A Peer Learning Mindset for Campus

One of my favorite quotes is from Bill Nye: “Everyone you will ever meet knows something you...

The Soft Skills Peer Tutors Gain and Why They Matter Long After Graduation

Higher education has long emphasized academic support, yet one of the most transformative outcomes...

How Public-Private Partnerships Are Shaping the Future of Peer Tutoring

Colleges and universities are experiencing one of the most challenging periods in their history....

What Tutoring Data Can Reveal About a Campus That Surveys Cannot

For years, colleges have relied heavily on surveys to understand the student experience, yet...

Early Insights from Knack’s Longitudinal Study: How Peer Tutoring Supports Confidence, Belonging, and Persistence

Higher education leaders know that peer tutoring can improve immediate academic outcomes. What is...

How Peer Tutoring and Artificial Intelligence Can Strengthen Academic Support in Higher Education

Across higher education, institutions are redesigning academic support to meet a new set of student...

Removing Barriers, Elevating Quality: Why Free Peer Tutor Training Matters More Than Ever

Across higher education, one truth is becoming harder to ignore: campuses need more academic...

Study Smarter, Not Harder: How to Get the Most Out of Peer Tutoring

Many students still think of tutoring as something you turn to only when you are falling behind or...

Strengthening the Nursing Pipeline Through Peer Support

As Florida faces a projected shortage of 60,000 nurses by 2035, higher education leaders are...

Empathy in Tutoring: Helping Tutors Connect and Respond to Tutees

Have you ever been tutoring at a session when your tutee says something you have no idea how to...

How Tutors Can Help Students Use AI to Study More Effectively

Artificial intelligence has quickly become part of how students learn, review, and prepare. As AI...