Value-Added Resource Unique in Publishing Industry; The Career Center Now Open, Other Services Being Expanded
BOSTON--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Oct. 12, 2005--Thirty-five thousand college students, and counting, are accessing Pearson Education's The Tutor Center, an unprecedented resource from the publishing industry offering academic support for college students. The Tutor Center links students to college instructors who help explain concepts and solutions to problems in Pearson's Higher Education textbooks.
''Pearson was the first, and remains the only, publisher to offer in-house, college level instructors to support its textbooks and assist its students,'' said Dr. Alice Armstrong, Manager, The Tutor Center. ''More than 35,000 college students have taken advantage of this terrific service since we opened our doors five years ago, and we are continually upgrading and adding to our resources.''
Using college instructors recruited from the Boston academic community, The Tutor Center works with college students in the U.S. and Canada. These students can acquire access in two major ways: the service can be included at no charge with a new book when ordered by course instructors as part of a textbook package, or it can be purchased independently by students. Details can be found at www.aw.com/tutorcenter and www.prenhall.com/tutorcenter.
Once registered, students may use The Tutor Center service in four ways: via phone, fax, email, or interactive web (which allows students to share their screens and interact with tutors online). In any combination of these four ways, students can contact the service three times per night. Students will receive explanations of concepts in textbooks, as well as detailed solutions to problems with answers indicated in the texts.
''I found The Tutor Center`s flexible hours and knowledgeable professors to be indispensable to my study needs,'' said Paul Kowalkiewicz, a student at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. ''I am a working student, and didn't have time to go to office hours for extra help. The Tutor Center was there when I needed it.''
An additional service offered by The Tutor Center is the Adjunct Support Center for part-time instructors teaching biology (selected Pearson Benjamin Cummings texts) or developmental mathematics (Pearson Addison-Wesley texts). Qualified instructors with over 50 years combined experience at both the community college and university level can assist adjuncts with consultation on suggested syllabi, tips on using the textbook support package, assistance with textbook content and advice on classroom strategies.
In 2004, Pearson Education introduced The Career Center, a new resource designed to address the wide range of preparation and life stages of people developing their careers through higher education. Career Specialists from different academic institutions and disciplines are available to help students of any age with career advice, resume preparation, reviewing networking relationships, and building professional reputations.
Access to The Career Center is similar to The Tutor Center, through a registration process that then entitles students to four hours (total) of career counseling, or eight 30-minute sessions. Once registered, the student may use the service via phone, fax, email, or interactive web, in any combination of these four ways, two times per night. More complete information is available at www.ablongman.com/careercenter.
ABOUT PEARSON EDUCATION
Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.com) is the global leader in educational publishing, providing research-based print and digital programs to help students of all ages learn at their own pace, in their own way. While virtually all students in America learn from a Pearson program at some point in their educational career, about three million college students are currently pursuing their courses online using Pearson Higher Education's products. Nearly 25,000 schools use Pearson technology to help instruct preK-12 students and manage how they are doing. Pearson provides schools customizable services to create, deliver, score and report educational assessments, both in print and online. The company is home to such renowned publishing brands as Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Longman, Pearson Addison Wesley, Pearson Allyn & Bacon, Pearson Benjamin Cummings, and others. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. In addition to Pearson Education, Pearson's primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.
NOTE TO EDITORS: One-to-One tutoring for The Tutor Center is available through Pearson Addison-Wesley Higher Education in the following disciplines: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Communication, Computing, Economics, English, Finance, Health/Nutrition, History, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Human Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Science, Psychology, Public Speaking, Sociology, and Statistics. It's also available through Pearson Prentice Hall Higher Education in Mathematics, Statistics, and English.
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