Tutor Training Curriculum
There are three levels in the RIT Tutor Training program.
Level 1: Novice
Tutors have little or no previous training or experience. These tutors work under direct supervision of a faculty or staff member.
Level 2: Apprentice
Tutors complete level one of tutor training. This consists of 5 required workshops and 25 hours of supervised tutoring.
Level 3: Associate
Tutors complete level two of tutor training. This consists of 5 required and five elective workshops and an additional 25 hours of supervised tutoring.
Workshops are offered in a variety of formats, either in a classroom setting or online at myCourses.rit.edu. Each one-hour workshop is worth one non-credit hour.
Required Workshops are:
- Workshop #1: Orientation to Tutor Training (your supervisor gives this class)
- Workshop #2: Ethics and Bloom (Classroom)
- Workshop #3: Problem Solving and Critical Thinking (Classroom)
- Workshop #4: Instructional Techniques: Listening (Classroom)
- Workshop #5: Elective, to be determined
Elective Workshops are:
- Learning Styles (Online)
- Basic Signs for Tutors (Online)
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Classroom)
- Reviewing Math Topics (Classroom)
- Learning from Peer Tutors (Classroom)
- Common Errors and Misconceptions in Alg., Trig., and Calc. (Classroom)
- Tutoring Strategies (Online)
Disclaimers:
- Peer Tutors must work with their tutoring supervisor to determine which specific workshops are required.
- Curriculum is subject to revision at any time.
- Workshops will be offered at various times throughout the academic quarter.
- Each tutor should keep a list of all the workshops they have attended and should make certain they sign the attendance sheets provided at each workshop.
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