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- Academic Center for Excellence, or the ACE Lab (formerly known as the UWF Learning Center)
- Mathematics and Statistics Tutoring Lab
- Writing Lab
As of August 2014, the only UWF tutoring center that allows students to schedule and request appointments through GradesFirst is the the ACE Lab.
- Scheduling a tutoring appointment using GradesFirst, for students – This feature gives students the ability to schedule tutoring appointments without having to call or visit in person. When students schedule their own appointments, they will receive a confirmation e-mail automatically.
- Requesting a tutoring appointment using GradesFirst, for students – This feature gives the students the ability to request tutoring appointments without having to call or visit in person. By requesting appointments, students are asking a UWF tutoring center to make an appointment, and these students will have to wait for the staff to schedule the appointment and send the confirmation e-mails.
As of August 2014, the ACE Lab and the Writing Lab require you to either bring your UWF student ID card or have your UWF student ID number memorized.
Please contact the Mathematics and Statistics Tutoring Lab and the Writing Lab directly if you would like to receive help from themuse their services.
NOTE: Some professors may require their students to visit specific UWF tutoring centers, so check with your professor to be sure you are visiting the correct tutoring servicecenter.
Changes to the ACE Lab
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- Scheduling appointments will save you the frustration of being rejected at the door and will help the tutors better secure the resources you need, when you need them.
- You would will be less likely to misread the schedule posted on GradesFirst, than the one that was usually posted on the ACE Lab website.
- Scheduling appointments will require you to schedule your time wisely and to come to the tutoring session prepared with specific questions and concerns.
- Results from a number of studies suggest that students benefit more from individualized one-on-one tutoring sessions than from group sessions.
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- Attend all class meetings. Tutors are not responsible for teaching you concepts that your professors discuss in class; the tutors should only help you understand the materials. So, the more you attend class, pay attention during class, and take sufficient notes, the more likely that the tutors will be able to help you.
- Know your class assignments and your professor's instructions before attending your tutoring session. Sometimes, not understanding the assignments and your professor's instructions can keep you from learning and from completing your work. Discuss the assignments and the instructions with your professor to make sure you understand them.
- Complete as much of the homework on your own as possible, and study as much of the material on your own as possible. You will make the most of your time and the tutor's time if you read the text, review your class notes, and prepare your questions beforehand.
- Bring the appropriate materials (textbooks, assignments, class notes, handouts, calculator, syllabus, etc.) to your tutoring session.
- Have your questions already written down. If you can, write down specifically what you are having issues with. Writing these down will help you determine what you do and do not know, and will assist your tutor in helping you.
- Do not wait until the last minute to get help. Budget your time wisely. Understand that having smaller Your tutoring sessions will run much more smoothly for both you and your tutor if you have shorter study sessions over a longer period of time is much better than cramming than if you try to cram for several hours before a test.
- Be prepared to talk as much as, or even more than, your tutor! The best way for you to learn the materials, and the best way for the tutors to make sure you are learning, is to have you use your words to explain the concepts being discussed. Keep in mind that choosing words that accurately reflect what we're thinking is a difficult, but necessary process.
- Understand that you are the one responsible for your grades, not the tutors, not the professors. Professors instruct. Tutors and other student support services assist. But you are the one who is ultimately responsible for making sure you are prepared for your classes. Do your best to make sure you are prepared.
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- Review this user guide before continuing. Most likely, whoever you contact for help will be using the same user guide.
- If you can, contact the specific UWF department that you need.
- Example: contact the ACE Lab if your question relates to the ACE Lab.
- Example: contact the First Year Advising Center if your question relates to the First Year Advising Center.
- Contact the UWF Information Technology Services Help Desk.
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