Resources

Study Space 

Our study space (located in SSC 600) is a quiet and comfortable place with seating and a small lounge area. To use our study space, please bring your Tower Card and swipe in at the kiosk when you arrive and again when you leave.

Note that the study area shares space with our main tutoring and mentoring area. While studying, please be quiet and respectful of the tutoring and mentoring sessions in progress. 


Peer Connections Handouts

We have created and curated a selection of handouts to assist with various challenges you may be facing. All handouts are downloadable below in .pdf form.

Academic Skills

Goal Setting and Time Management [pdf]

Instant Study Skills [pdf]

Listening Skills for Lectures [pdf]

Note Taking Strategies [pdf]

Note Taking: the Cornell Method [pdf]

Creating Study Guides [pdf]

Study Strategies: SQ4R [pdf]

Stress Management [pdf]

Time Management Tools on Canvas [pdf]

Customizing Canvas [pdf]

Communicating Through Canvas [pdf]

Emailing Your Professor [pdf]

Managing Your Email [pdf]

Remote / Online Learning

Start of Semester Checklist [pdf]

10 Questions to Ask [pdf]

Zoom Meeting Strategies [pdf]

Strategies for Remote Learning [pdf]

Productive Study Spaces [pdf]

Questions to Ask for Virtual Exams [pdf]

Remote Study Strategies [pdf]

Collaborative Learning Strategies [pdf]

Writing

APA Style [pdf]

MLA Style [pdf]

Essay Structure [pdf]

Argumentative Essay Structure [pdf]

Paragraph Support [pdf]

Synthesizing Outside Sources [pdf]

Writing Topic Sentences [pdf]

For more writing resources visit the SJSU Writing Center's Homegrown Handouts

Math

Adding & Subtracting Fractions [pdf]

Multiplying & Dividing Fractions [pdf]

Problem Guided Reading for Math [pdf]

Statistics Formulas (for Stat 95) [pdf]

Science

Acid-Base/Acid-Salt Reactions [pdf]

Animal Cell Worksheet [pdf] | Answer Key [pdf]

Cardiac Cycle [pdf]

Gated Channels [pdf]

Physics: Motion in One Direction [pdf]