Working around tutors, but not as a tutor, at a college for many years has taught her a valuable lesson in tutoring: Don’t just correct a student’s work— minimalism in tutoring is the way to go.

Finding opportunities to develop empathy through the shared affect of laughter can allow students to mitigate their fears and further help establish a connection in the tutoring session.

SMART practices include communicating strategically, through multiple media, directed at targeted faculty audiences, building on relationships with key faculty stakeholders, and providing resources using a timely just-in-time-just-in-need model.