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Weekly Learning Roundtables

During the 2024-2025 academic year, all tutoring Roundtables will be held in-person.

Weekly Learning Roundtables are one of our many types of group learning support opportunities. Our Roundtables will open on Sunday, September 1, 2024 through the end of the semester, closing for any university holidays. Reserve your spot in a Roundtable by visiting our Group Schedule. If there is an introductory or intermediate STEM course you’re interested in having Tutoring Services host for a Roundtable session, and you have three or more students interested in attending, please reach out to us at tutoring@vanderbilt.edu and we will see about helping facilitate.

Weekly Learning Roundtables Fall 2024

General Chemistry (CHEM 1601)

  • Sundays at 1:00 – CHEM 1601 Roundtable w/ Ysabel (Edgehill, FirstVU members only)
  • Sundays at 6:00 – CHEM 1601 Roundtable w/ Meredith (Commons Fireside Lounge)
  • Tuesdays at 6:00 – CHEM 1601 Roundtable w/ Nathan (Stevenson 5212)
  • Wednesdays at 7:00 – CHEM 1601 Roundtable w/ Maggie (Commons Fireside Lounge)

Organic Chemistry (CHEM 2221)

  • Tuesdays at 8:00 – CHEM 2221 Roundtable w/ Sam Lee (Edgehill)

Introduction to Biological Sciences (BSCI 1510)

  • Sundays at 7:00 – BSCI 1510 Roundtable w/ Dylan (Edgehill)

Macroeconomics (ECON 1010)

  • Sundays at 3:00 – ECON 1010 Roundtable w/ Laura (Edgehill)
  • Tuesdays at 5:00 – ECON 1010 Roundtable w/ Laura (Edgehill)

What are Weekly Learning Roundtables?

Weekly Learning Roundtables provide students with the opportunity to study regularly with dedicated peers enrolled in the same course as they work together to master course content.

During Weekly Learning Roundtable meetings, students work together with each other to answer questions and clarify course concepts. A facilitating subject tutor is present at all Weekly Learning Roundtable meetings to help assist working groups as needed. Through studying collaboratively, students improve their own understanding of course material while helping their peers do the same in a supportive environment.

How do I sign up for a Roundtable?

Weekly Learning Roundtables open for sign-ups 7 days in advance of the present date. Each weekly group is limited to 10 students, and sign-up is on a first-come basis.

To reserve your spot, elect “Schedule an Appointment” to log into our online scheduler. After selecting the “Tutoring Group Schedule” for the current semester, look for “Roundtable [Course Number] with [tutor]” within the next 7 days.

Group Appointment Limits

As per our Appointment Policies, group appointments can be scheduled via our online scheduler (WCOnline) up to 7 days in advance with a limit of one appointment per day and two hours of group appointment time per week in fall (three per week in spring).

These limits are independent of the number of individual tutoring appointments a student can schedule, and we encourage students to consider using both. That’s why Tutoring Services maintains separate WCOnline schedules for 1-on-1 and Group Study appointments, and students can easily switch between the one-on-one and group schedules from within our system.

Group Session Cancellation Policy

Note that our Cancellation Policy for Group Sessions is more strict than for individual tutoring sessions, requiring that group cancellations be made at least four hours before the start of the session. Failure to cancel group appointments at least 4 hours in advance is subject to our Missed Appointment Policy.

Don’t see any Weekly Learning Roundtable openings? Join the Waiting List!

Check out our Waiting List feature! To join the waitlist, just click on the “Waiting List” link in the bottom right corner of the day you need an appointment and sign up. You’ll be notified if a cancellation matches your specified parameters. (You must then still log in and reserve the appointment yourself on a first-come basis.)