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

From College to Career: How Peer Tutoring Prepares Students for a Skill-Based Workplace

There’s nothing “soft” about soft skills – there never has been. 

Meet the Knack Pack: Partner Spotlights

The past twelve months at Knack have arguably been the best in its history. We’ve experienced ...

3 Reasons Why Demand-Driven Peer Tutoring Programs are the Key to Educational Equity

Equity and equality are two words that are often used interchangeably, but when it comes to...

Knack by the Numbers: Peer Tutoring in the COVID Era

If there's been one thing we've all learned since the start of COVID-19, it's to expect the...

4 Benefits of Managed Peer Tutoring Programs

As higher education continues to navigate the uncertainties of COVID-19 and its newly emerged Delta...

Assessing Your Tutoring Program Outline: Part 2

In our last blog post on assessment, we discussed operational objectives and student surveys. In...

Telling Your Tutoring Program’s Story Through Assessment: Part 1

Controlling the narrative of your tutoring program is important for a variety of reasons. Quite...

Why Letting Students Choose When They Meet for Tutoring Works

A timeless trait of college students that persists decade after decade is that they are not 9-5...

Planning Ahead: Hiring Tutors for the Next Academic Year

As the semester begins to wind down and summer approaches, budgets for the next academic year will...

The Importance of Evaluating Tutors

In addition to training tutors and tracking their tutoring hours, it’s critical for their...

What You Should Know about CRLA Certification

In the world of learning assistance and academic support there are several professional...

Why Letting Students Choose Where They Get Tutored Works

In thinking about removing constraints in tutoring services, we would be remiss not to explore why...