Tutorial Enrichment Center

TEC Program Purpose

The Tutorial & Enrichment Center (TEC) provides access and opportunities for students to expand their learning outside of the classroom through quality academic, supportive programs and resources. These opportunities further promote students in the development of positive academic habits, practice, and behaviors. Further, students will develop critical academic and nonacademic cognitive skills needed to lead to a deeper classroom engagement. Upon completing a 4-year program of study, every graduate of Paine College will be an independent learner with an interest in lifelong learning. The Tutorial & Enrichment Center (TEC) provides programs and services to help all students at Paine College meet this goal.

Mission

The mission of the Tutorial & Enrichment Center (TEC) is to provide an array of comprehensive tutorial and academic support services in all subjects to enhance the educational success for all Paine College students through strategic and high-quality instructional-based support programming.

Objectives

TEC overall objective is for students to succeed by achieving the following outcomes:
Expand and grow their internal methods to approach coursework problems with skill efficiency in critical thinking of their reasoning processes and identifying strategies that help them succeed.
Enhance student approaches to learning from instruction in quantitative/science courses, particularly for solving novel problems by becoming more skilled readers, note-takers, and strategic learners.
Foster and promote collaborative, curriculum-based learning for students by providing access to trained peer tutors, study groups, online tutoring, technology, and resources.
Guide, direct, and encourage students to be able to understandings and explicate their reasoning processes and procedures, assess their competency, identify gaps in their expertise, and practice transferring their knowledge and skills to complex, multi-faceted problems.

TEC academic resources and services are learner centered, integrity based, service oriented, and supportive.

Academic Specific Tutoring Goals

To foster collaborative, curriculum-based learning for students by providing access to trained peer tutors, study groups, online tutoring, technology, and resources.
To increase student engagement in the learning process, fostering academic improvement and greater understanding in tutored courses.
To help students develop into autonomous and independent learners by overcoming barriers to understanding course content.
To serve diverse student populations, reducing barriers for student success by responding to their unique learning needs.

Academic Specific Skill Development Workshop Goals

To ensure delivery of services that upholds high academic standards, empowering students to become responsible, active, and interdependent learners who can adapt to different learning environments.
To help students build the skills necessary to succeed in the classroom and beyond.
To provide workshops that are kept small and to discuss topics including time management, study strategies, writing and research, and more.

Supplemental Instruction Specific Goals

To ensure delivery of services that upholds high academic standards, empowering students to become responsible, active, and interdependent learners who can adapt to different learning environments.
To help learners improve midterm and final examination grades, reduce the attrition rate within those courses, and increase the completion rates of students.
To foster collaborative, curriculum-based learning for students by providing access to trained peer tutors, study groups, online tutoring, technology and resources
To provide a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment that supports teacher instruction and supplements student learning.

Location
Currently, the TEC is operating on the 2nd floor in the Collins-Callaway Library.