Pear Deck Tutor
TutorMe is now Pear Deck Tutor, where students can connect with highly qualified tutors for one-on-one learning support in a wide range of subjects and receive feedback on writing assignments before submitting them for a grade. Pear Deck Tutor is available to students by logging in to Canvas. Once logged into Canvas, you will find the Pear Deck Tutor link after selecting a course and looking at the course navigation menu.
A platform more human than tech
Pear Deck’s award-winning Lesson Space replicates all the best parts of in-person learning – including live audio and video for face-to-face collaboration. The Lesson Space features a robust set of tools that make collaborating on even the most advanced subject matter straightforward and streamlined.
Asynchronous paper and essay review
In addition to live tutoring sessions, students have access to academic writing experts through the Pear Deck Tutor Writing Lab. Our community of writing tutors offer prompt, detailed feedback on papers in hours, helping students polish and hone their writing skills.
Students first choice for tutoring
Pear Deck’s thriving community of vetted and approved tutors including certified teachers, advanced degree holders, professionals, and other subject matter experts. Tutors must successfully demonstrate a mastery of the subjects they’re approved to tutor in before they begin working with students.
How to Use Pear Deck Tutor
For live sessions, students and tutors will work with each other in Pear Deck Tutor’s Lesson Space. Asynchronous writing feedback is given through the Pear Deck Tutor Writing Lab.
For live, 1:1 tutoring: Once logged in, select the live tutoring button, follow the steps, and answer a few simple questions to help Pear Deck Tutor find the best tutor to match your needs. Once you submit your request, Pear Deck Tutor will match you as fast as they can, but please understand it may take a few minutes. Once you’re paired with a tutor, you’ll be taken to the Lesson Space where you’ll have access to all the tools you need for your tutoring session. If you’d like, you can use the audio, video, and/or screen sharing features to make it feel like you’re sitting right next to your tutor.
For asynchronous writing feedback: Once logged in to Pear Deck Tutor, select the writing support button, follow the steps to upload your file, and provide details about your submission and the assignment requirements. Please note you’ll have to save your writing assignment as a .docx (Microsoft Word) file before you can upload it to the Writing Lab. Once you submit your request, Pear Deck Tutor will find a writing expert to review your assignment. The tutor will provide comments in the margins as well as overall notes to help you hone your writing skills. In 12 hours or less, you’ll receive a notification that a tutor has finished reviewing your Writing Lab submission; you can check out their feedback on your assignment by navigating to “Past Lessons”/”My tutoring history” in your Student Dashboard.