Learning Assistance is available through STAR-NY during the winter session. STAR-NY learning assistants are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are available Sundays through Thursdays from 7:00 pm-midnight. Go to STAR-NY online tutoring, click “request a tutor,” and login using your netID and password.
Please read carefully to select the option that is appropriate for you.
In-person learning assistance (drop-in)
In-person learning assistance is by Drop-in only. See the hours above for the days/times that drop-in math learning assistance is offered. All in-person learning assistance takes place at the Academic Success Center located in the Albert W. Brown building
One-on-one remote learning assistance (STAR-NY)
STAR-NY learning assistants are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are available Sundays through Thursdays from 7:00-11:59 p.m.
Go to STAR-NY online tutoring, click “request a learning assistant” and login using your netID and password.
The math learning assistance program is designed to assist Brockport students who need extra help with course work related to mathematics. Students enrolled in math, statistics, science, or any other courses involving mathematics are welcome to drop in for math learning assistance whenever questions or difficulties arise. Math learning assistants are available to help students with a number of tasks, including preparing for exams and quizzes, overcoming homework-related difficulties, understanding particular problems or concepts, using math textbooks effectively, elaborating on proofs, clarifying class notes, and providing tips on how to study mathematics more effectively. Additionally, math learning assistants will encourage students to make use of instructional videos, software, and printed materials as an additional means for improving math skills.
Math learning assistant will help students solve problems and understand concepts, but they will not do homework assignments for students, assist with take-home exams, or correct assignments. Students need to keep in mind that a math learning assistant is not a computer—which is to say that even the best math learning assistants will sometimes have difficulty with a given math problem. Math learning assistants are not experts in all math-related fields but most of our generalist math learning assistants can help with most math courses and issues. Students may need to seek assistance from those learning assistants who are most familiar with the course work in question, especially when working with more specialized or high-level math or computer-related tasks.
Maybe. SUNY Brockport offers courses in statistics across many different disciplines. This makes understanding your questions difficult for many of the math learning assistants. Moreover, the emphasized approaches and software used vary from one statistics course to another. Some of the math learning assistants have a strong enough understanding of statistics to provide thorough assistance while other learning assistants may not have the expertise to help effectively. You should check your EagleSUCCESS “My Success Network” and see if a learning assistant is assigned to your specific stats course. If no one is assigned, you should fill out a Learning assistant Request Form.
All of our learning assistants are undergraduate and graduate math majors who are selected based upon recommendations by the Department of Mathematics faculty. Learning assistants are hired based on academic excellence, math proficiency (i.e., have completed at least Calculus III), and a willingness to help others. Department of Mathematics graduate assistants also work as math learning assistants. Upon being hired, math learning assistants participate in a training seminar and, throughout the semester, are closely supervised. Approximately 15 math learning assistants are available each semester.
