Tutor Training Session 1

• Welcome TUTORS!!!

• Introduction and Icebreaker:

• Find someone you do not know and ask them their favorite experience of tutoring or helping others/ Anyone want to share with the group THEIR FRIEND’S STORY

Tutor Training Session 1

Tutor Training 1; Objectives• Tutor Rules and Regulations• TLC mission statement• Tutor Confidentiality• Tutor Ethics and Professionalism• Tutor Tips and Tools

– Minimalist tutoring– Principles of Adult Learners

• Active Listening• How to access Blackboard and get to the Tutor Handbook• Our website and other resources• Small Group Discussion (if time allows)

Everyone Sign In

• Pass around sign in sheet with email address

• Introduction of returning tutors

TLC Mission Statement• The Teaching and Learning Center of Haywood

Community College believes that personal fulfillment, self-sufficiency, and student success can be fostered through instructional support services. 

• These services include a peer tutoring program, diagnostic testing, online tutoring, and supplemental instructional materials. The center also provides proctoring for distance learning exams.

Tutor Confidentiality• Respect your tutee's privacy and confidentiality. • Any information that is of a sensitive nature is

not to be discussed with anyone else. • Test scores, family or personal problems, and

grades are some examples of sensitive topics that must remain confidential.

• Refer your tutee to the counseling office at HCC or the Teaching and Learning staff for an appropriate referral.

Tutor Code of Ethics• Confidentiality• Be on time• Maintain accurate records• Positive feedback• Respect• Never do student’s work• Get Help• Help students to be independent• Professionalism• Communication• Active listening

Tutor Rules and Regulations

1.  Peer tutors must be currently enrolled as curriculum students.  Community volunteers are also welcome tutors.

2.  Tutors must have an A or B in the course and approved by the instructor.

3.  Tutors must complete all paper work (application and data forms).

4.  All tutoring must be carried out with supervision and verification and tutoring can NOT involve HOMEWORK.

5.  Tutors and tutees must show up on time and must inform the tutee and staff of tardiness or absence.

6.  Tutors are responsible for keeping the TLC informed of any schedule changes or problems.

7.  Tutors must attend tutor training workshops provided by the TLC staff.

Tutor Tips

• Minimalist Tutoring

• Adult Learning Theories

Minimalist Tutoring

• Role Model

• “coach” rather than “editor”

• Student does all the work

• Totally “hands-off”

• Goal for tutee to become independent

• Show them “How” and not “What”

• May not work for every student

Adult Learning Theories

• Adult learners are self-directed

• Tie in life experiences and previous knowledge

• Set goals

• What is the relevance?

• Practical

• Show respect

Active Listening

• Really hearing what the student is saying– Verbal– Body language– They may say they understand but carefully

reading the student may show they do not understand

– Read between the lines– Ask LOTS of questions

BlackBoard Tutor Handbook

• Go to haywood.edu

• Click on the Blackboard link

• Log into Blackboard

• Click on TLC Tutor Resources

Our Website and Other Resources

• haywood.edu/tlc • Our workshops• Our Labs• Our “tutor toolbox”

Small Group Discussions

• In groups of 4-5– What is the greatest challenge to tutoring that

you are experiencing?– What is the greatest success to tutoring that

you have had and what made it a success?