Maier Hall Learning Center

Learning Assistance

Peninsula College's Maier Hall Learning Center is open to students at all levels and abilities working on projects for any class (including online and WAOL courses) in any discipline.  We're creating better students, not just better assignments.  The Maier Hall Learning Center is located on the first floor of Maier Hall (E-Building).  The Learning Center includes these free services: Writing Response, Research and Writing, Math, and Computer Labs, and Tutoring/e-Tutoring.

Writing Lab

Open Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm

At the Writing Lab students can make individual appointments for writing help or use the lab's computers to work on essays and research.  The Writing Lab is open weekdays to all students engaged in writing projects in any discipline.  Writing instructors staff the lab and respond to student writing.  Students sign up for 30 or 60 minute response sessions.  During these sessions responders will discuss the paper's strengths and weaknesses, focusing first on larger issues such as clarifying ideas, developing and supporting those ideas, structuring them for readability and coherence, and using mechanics (grammar and punctuation) for clarity.  The lab can also help students understand an assignment's expectations and generate ideas before they begin their writing.  The computers in the Writing Lab are also open to students who would like a place to work independently on research and writing assignments.  The computers have Microsoft Office and internet access; a number of writing handbooks are available; students have access to a printer in the nearby Computer Lab.

Math Lab

Open Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm

The Math Lab is a drop-in tutoring center for assistance in mathematics.

Computer Lab

Open Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 5:00pm

The Computer Lab is available for students working on computer-based classes or for general use in any course. Students who would like help when using Microsoft Office software like Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access can get it in the Computer Lab. Students may bring in laptops and get help with connecting to the school’s wireless network, or get help installing software. The Computer Lab also offers support for students using Angel, the online learning site that allows the classroom to have an online presence.

Tutoring

Tutoring is available to students at any level and ability free of charge.  The following types of tutoring are available:

• One-on-one peer tutoring
• Writing response

E-Tutoring  (online tutoring assistance)

Peninsula College and other Washington Community Colleges are partnering with The Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium to provide online tutoring assistance to students through eTutoring. All Peninsula students will have access to eTutoring’s free, online, professional tutoring services in the following areas:

Accounting, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, Math (Developmental through Calculus), Outpatient Medical Coding, MS Office, Physics, Spanish, Statistics, Web Development (xHTML, CSS, and Adobe Dreamweaver), and Writing.

Access E-tutoring for free!