Tutors Attend NEPTA Conference

 

Two groups of Nichols College peer tutors presented at the Saturday, March 27th, New England Peer Tutor Association (NEPTA) Conference at Bryant University. Each group complemented this year’s theme of Survivor: Out Study, Out Smart and Out Tutor!

The first group of Margaret Lilly, Ryan Vaillancourt, Krystin Kerekes and Justin Thurston presented: Surviving a Session by Keeping It Alive through Motivation, which was attended by approximately 20 tutors.

“It was great fun meeting tutors from other colleges,” says Thurston, an Accounting and Finance major from Holden, Mass. “When I tutor in my subject areas, I like to relate the concepts to the interests of the tutee.”

 

 

Caroline Monroe and Ryan Illingworth gave a presentation entitled: Outsmarting Learning Style Difference in the Tutoring Session.

Other Nichols attendees included:

• Seniors: Matthew James, Ji-Young Kim, Michelle Kincaid
• Juniors: Constance Bennett, David Carrigan
• Sophomores: William Crory, Kate Dyson, Jocelyn Tassone

 

 

By students and for students, NEPTA attracts over 200 peer tutors from around New England, with an additional 50 directors and administrators. 

"NEPTA rejuvenates the directors as well,” says Dr. Crystal Bickford, director of Nichols Academic Resource Center.  “We feed off of the energy, inquisitiveness, and sheer enthusiasm of the students. Every year, this conference reminds me as to why I have chosen a career working with peer tutors."