The document provides guidance for tutors on how to conduct an "Exam-AID" review session for students. It discusses organizing the session with 3 hours of content broken into topics, using PowerPoint and examples to engage students. Tutors are advised to make the sessions fun by incorporating pictures, humor and audience participation, while periodically reviewing material. The goal is to help students learn effectively while raising money for charity through the $5 student donation fee.

2. Exam-WHAT?
• First, you should know that we call our review sessions
“Exam-AIDs”
• Thus, you are an “Exam-AID Tutor”!
• Now let’s talk about what an Exam-AID actually is…

3. Anatomy of an Exam-AID:
General Volunteers collect
donations at the door
Quality review materials
Well-prepared Tutors
SOS T-shirts provided for you
Lots of students!

4. The Big Picture:
- Tutors just focus on preparing, practicing and presenting their sessions.
(of course you can help out with marketing them too if you like!)
- The VP Academics will work with you and the Course Coordinators (if
applicable) to oversee preparation of your sessions.
- The VP Marketing and General Volunteers will
advertise Exam-AIDs to students and will be
cashiers at the review session.

5. Components of an Exam-AID
Here’s how your session will run:
• 5-minute introduction about SOS
• 1 hour of content
• 5-10 minute break
• 1 hour of content
• 5-10 minute break
• 1 hour of content
Let’s look at the whole session in more detail…

6. Welcoming Students
• Before the session begins, one tutor should stand by the
door to welcome students and introduce themselves.
• Is this really necessary?
• Yes, it helps “break the ice” so students are more willing
to answer your questions in class!

7. Introduction
• Ask Co-President Sean or Michel for some intro slides
to put at the start of your session. One of them will be
present to give an overview of SOS and they will also
introduce you, the tutors.
• In the event you are introducing the session, be familiar
with the intro slides and be able to describe the SOS
charity runs in 1-2 mins.
• You can make a fun intro slide about yourself if you
like!
• This video can also be used to start a session*:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b3A9tkKw4
(Youtube: Students Offering Support Info Video)
*make sure someone brings computer speakers
if playing the video or anything with audio

8. OK, now to the content of your session…

9. Exam-AID Content
• Focus on explaining the key concepts; make sure to fit
all the testable chapters into 3 hours!
• Include about 2 example questions along with each
topic.

10. How to Present the Content?
• This is up to you, but most often it is with a PowerPoint.
• Remember you can also use the chalkboard if you
would prefer to write out calculations, draw diagrams,
etc.
• You can use the overhead projector if feeling old-
school, but the document camera is not available to us.

11. PowerPoint Development
Here’s my suggested approach…
(the slide backgrounds can be found on the SOS Portal
www.studentsofferingsupport.ca/portal > login >
select Tutor from the left menu)

12. Topic 1
• Start by putting your slide headings for each topic.

13. Topic 2

14. Topic 3
• This will give you an idea of how big the
presentation (or your section of it) will be.
• Keep in mind that you have to fit all your topics
in the allotted time.

15. Topic 1a
• Go back and start adding in your mandatory
content for each topic.
• Chances are you will need to make more slides
to split up that topic

16. Topic 1b
• If you find there is a lot of text on a slide, you
can solve this by splitting it into two.
• Additionally, you do not need to write everything
in full sentences.
• Remember to use fairly large text (24 pt.+ font)
so people in the back can read it.
• Watch this…

17. Topic 1b
• Too much text on a slide? Split it!
• Point form can be cleaner
• Larger text is easier to read
• Key Point: Did you notice this was the same info
as the last slide, but it looks way easier to digest.

18. Index
• Now is a good point to make an index
• Topic 1a
• Topic 1b
• Topic 2
• Topic 3
• This will also help you double-check that you
covered all your topics

19. What’s Next?
• Now that you have your content, let’s add some
sample questions for each topic.
• If you know how the prof tests, follow their style
(usually multiple choice)
• A good approach is to demo how to do problem
1, then let the students solve problem 2 on their
own before answering it.

20. Sample Question / Example / Pop
Quiz / Practice Problem
POP QUIZ!
What pair of results is closest
to our actual results last year?
a) 100 students, $2000
b) 200 students, $4000
c) 300 students, $6000
d) 400 students, $8000

21. POP QUIZ!
What pair of results is closest
to our actual results last year?
a) 100 students, $2000
b) 200 students, $4000
c) 300 students, $6000
d) 400 students, $8000

22. Once you have sample questions for all your
topics, the next part gets more fun!

23. By incorporating some fun
into our review sessions,
we can make the large
amount of information a
lot more appetizing!

24. • Whoa, that picture just
made you a lot more
interested!
• Incorporate some related
pictures into your show
Ryan is not friends with Ochem!

25. To make your sessions fun, try adding:
Eye-catching slide photos
Colours!
Audience Interaction, integration or participation
Analogies can be hugely helpful if they work
A semi-related joke or funny/personal story
A real-world example/application
Emotional story or example
An outside-the-box example!
A short YouTube Video

26. Review
• Make sure to do occasional mini-reviews.
So far your session should have:
Content
Example problems
Some fun aspects

27. Index
Occasionally referring back to your index helps map
the session so the students know where they are:
1. Exam-WHAT?
2. Starting your PowerPoint
3. Incorporate Fun
4. Conclusion Oh look, we’re almost done!

28. Conclusion
• Yes, being an SOS Exam-AID Tutor is a lot of work;
however, I think you will find it extremely rewarding!
• You get unmatched teaching experience, help many
other students, and raise money for projects that
enhance education in developing countries!

29. Quotes from Students
“Definitely worth the fee, especially considering it is for a
charitable cause.”
“This is a really great program. I find this more helpful than
the review sessions put on by the professors.”
“Loved how it was a full overview of the course in such a
short amount of time and cheap!”
“Awesome explanations and examples.”
“I feel much more confident in the material.”
“Keep it up. This was really helpful”