Session 72 MacDonald Learning Strategies Resources for Tutor Training

11:00 AM Hassler

Type_Presentation: 60-minute Concurrent Session

PresentationTitle: Learning Strategies Resources for Tutor Training

ProgramStrand_Primary: Learning Assistant Center Management

ProgramStrand_Secondary: Peer Tutoring

None:

Overhead:

VCR:

Flip:

Computer: Computer

Internet: Internet

LCD: LCDProjectorScreen

Other:

Vendor: no

Presenter1LastName: MacDonald

PresenterFName: Lucy

PresenterPosition: Faculty Emerita

PresenterInstitution: Chemeketa Community College

Presenter_Work_address: 4977 Brookmeade Dr

Presenter_City: S

Presenter_State: FL

Presenter_Zip: 34232

Presenter_Work_Phone: 941-870-4957

Presenter_Fax:

Presenter_Email: lucy@lucyonline.com

Presenter_HomePhone: 941-870-4957

Presenter_Cellphone: 503-508-5670

Presenter_Summer_contact: Same as above.

Date: 04/22/2008

Time: 09:20 AM

Presentation_description:

Tutors are expert in their disciplines, but where are the resources for learning and writing strategies in their particular subject matter? This presentation will share free discipline specific strategies. Tutor coordinators are now using this resource as part of tutor training, by having tutors review handouts in their own disciplines and sharing their own study tips with others.

Session_summary:

Relevance to the field: Tutors are frequently the unsung heroes of the day to day accomplishments in students’ academic success. Primarily they are selected for their expertise in a particular discipline. However, when students need help, they may require more than just content information, they may need learning strategies as well, such as how to read a biology text, how to study for a psychology test, how to deal with math anxiety, how to write lab notebooks in chemistry.

This presentation with share these discipline specific resources as well as how tutor coordinators have been using this site (howtostudy.org) in tutor training. Tutor reviews of handouts will be shared.

Format: This presentation will include a demonstration of web resources as well as audience participation in the selection of the discipline are to look at as well as dynamically writing a review of one of the handouts.

I. Identify the resource

- how to study by discipline area

- how to write by discipline area

II. Survey of other discipline resources

Cartoons, songs, and videos

III. Use of blog to find tutor reviews

IV. Review of discipline area tutor reviews

V. Write a review of a handout

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will learn where the discipline specific learning strategies are.

2. Participants will learn how to use these resources in tutor training workshops.

3. Participants will participate in writing a review of a resource.

Delivery will include demo of web resources and audience interaction in selecting resources and writing a review.

Handouts:

Table of contents of discipline areas and sample resource page

Copies of tutor reviews

Bookmarks (paper) for the website resource

Equipment_Requests_Other_desc:

I will bring my own laptop.

PresenterBio:

Lucy Tribble MacDonald, M.A.,M.A. has been teaching online since 1992 BW (before the web). and developed the first in the nation online study skills class in 1995. She co-authored Tech Talk for over 10 years.