What Makes an Activity High-Impact?
High-Impact Practices (HIPs) have become a cornerstone in higher education, recognized for their...
Posts about
High-Impact Practices
Fostering a Campus Community of Peer Support
So much of student success depends on access to support. Inside and outside of the classroom,...
5 Key Takeaways from the “Empowering Learning Centers Through Educationally Purposeful Peer Interactions” Webinar
In our recent webinar, “Empowering Learning Centers Through Educationally Purposeful Peer...
4 Key Takeaways from the ‘Impact and Efficacy of Peer Tutoring in Virtual and In-Person Settings' White Paper
In a recent white paper, Knack’s Head of Academic Relations, Page Keller, analyzed the driving...
Lessons from 40 Learning Center & Tutoring Program Experts
State of the Industry
The Importance of Soft Skills in a COVID-19 World
Soft skills, despite their misnomer, have always been crucial to academic and professional success.
Peer Tutoring as a Method of Academic Enrichment
Tutoring has broad value and broad purpose, but it’s easy to miss if we default to viewing it in a...
The Power of Tutor Reflection
In the tutor-student relationship, we tend to focus first on the student getting tutored.
Hang On, Higher Ed
Higher education’s decade-long journey to course correct just took an interesting turn.
The 21st-Century Role of Peer Tutoring Programs in Higher Ed
The 21st century continues to evolve in ways most of us wouldn’t have predicted in our wildest...
Reducing the Psychological Size of Your Campus
Have you considered the psychological size of your campus? Its physical span across a number of...
A Critical Analysis of HIPs with Dr. Shaun Harper
It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Dr. Shaun Harper about his professional...