The Rowman & Littlefield Guide for Peer Tutors

by Daniel R. Sanford

Overview

This practical guide, while grounded in the science of learning and cognition, provides advice, strategies, and techniques to help tutors be more effective when working with students in campus learning centers, writing centers, TRIO programs, and supplemental instruction programs. Includes a chapter on tutoring in online environments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538135525
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/27/2020
Series:	Theory & Practice for Peer Tutors & Learning Center Professionals
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Daniel R. Sanford (PhD, University of New Mexico, linguistics) is director of writing and of the Academic Resource Commons at Bates College and was previously director of the Center for Academic Program Support at the University of New Mexico. He is an experienced learning center administrator and a recognized scholar and professional in the field of peer tutoring. He is also a cognitive scientist, the author of numerous articles in the field of cognitive linguistics, and an experienced educator with a wealth of experience making the mechanisms of the brain accessible and intuitive to college-age students.

Table of Contents

Foreword for Learning Center Directors Acknowledgments 1 Introduction to Peer Tutoring 2 Learning and the Brain 3 Learning Center Pedagogy 4 Applying What We Know: Working with Students 5 Peer Tutoring and the Affective Domain 6 Learning Strategies 7 Engaging a Diverse Student Body 8 Critical Thinking and Disciplinary Ways of Knowledge 9 Tutoring in Online Environments 10 Other Ways to Engage as a Tutor References Index About the Author

Editorial Reviews

There is great value in this textbook for a new learning center director or a new training coordinator as they plan their training sessions. With its emphasis on pedagogy and how the brain works, this text is indeed a welcome addition to a growing body of much needed materials for 21st century training of student tutors and educators.

From the Publisher

There is great value in this textbook for a new learning center director or a new training coordinator as they plan their training sessions. With its emphasis on pedagogy and how the brain works, this text is indeed a welcome addition to a growing body of much needed materials for 21st century training of student tutors and educators.

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