Classroom Support

Math Support

Academic Assistants are able to help with Survey of Math, Beginning Algebra and Intermediate Algebra. Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Vivian Turner provides assistance in the ACE Lab and also hosts traditional pre-exam Math study sessions.

Writing Support

Benefiting most from ACE Writing Support

Academic Assistants are able to assist with any writing assignment. Please bring your class syllabus and assignment information with you.

Find useful writing tips and helpful guides from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue (OWL) and a list of Common Errors in English Usage from Washington State University’s Paul Brains. Try this time line navigation tool from Tufts University to get started on your research paper.

Supplemental Instruction – Biblical Studies

SI Leaders attend traditional classes, take notes and read the assigned material. SI is offered in the required freshman Bible courses. Students who attend SI sessions discover appropriate application of study strategies as they review content material. SI sessions are open to all students in the course on a voluntary basis. Studies show a higher classroom GPA in students who attend SI Sessions!

Study Skills Sites

How to Study.com Clear information on study skills: preparing to study, developing better reading and listening skills, guidelines for creating flash cards, other suggestions.

Study Guides and Strategies The Study Guides and Strategies web site is authored, developed and maintained by Joe Landsberger as an educational public service. These student guides are collaboratively maintained across institutional and national boundaries, and last revised March, 2008. Permission is granted to freely copy, adapt, and distribute individual Study Guides in print format in non-commercial educational settings that benefit learners.

Effective Study Skills This web page on study skills is designed to help you improve your learning. Effective study skills must be practiced in order for you to improve.

Learning Strategies Dartmouth’s Academic Center has information on time management, reading textbooks, note taking, managing stress and anxiety (includes videos).

Ageless Learner:

Tony Buzan’s site – shows how to make a map and the benefits of mind mapping over traditional outlining:

Style Guide Links

From the official APA Internet site, APAStyle.org APA Style Tips

The official Modern Language Association Internet site, MLA.org www.mla.org

The Chicago Manual of Style Online, Fifteenth edition.

The Society of Biblical Literature, (SBL) official Web site

For additional information or questions call (248) 218-2173, or e-mail acelab@rc.edu.

Concerns about ACE tutors should be addressed to ACE Director, Paula Bonbrisco, pbonbrisco@rc.edu.