Preparing for your Role as Tutorial Leader

1. Preparing for your Role as Tutorial Leader Amelia Horsburgh PhD Candidate, Department of English Graduate Teaching Fellow, GMCTE University of Saskatchewan University of Saskatchewan—Creative Commons license

2. I am a Graduate Teaching Fellow at the U of S co-instructing GSR982 Mentored Teaching and GSR989 Philosophy and Practice of University Teaching, while I complete my PhD with the Department of English. • I am married and have a son. We spend family time renovating our house, cooking, and watching Treehousetogether. Saul, Summer 2013

3. A Tutorial Leader at a glance... • Prepare a fifty-minute tutorial once a week for approximately 20 students. • Attend the lectures. • Mark student assignments. • Reinforce learning concepts presented during the lectures. • Provide a safe space for students to voice their ideas, questions, and concerns.

4. Learning Objective • By the end of this session you should have a clear understanding of... • the elements necessary to foster student success in tutorials. What elements foster student success? Thoughts?

5. Fostering Student Success

6. Learning Objectives are... “like a ‘road map’ to show the instructor and students where they are headed and what stops they will be making along the way” (Knaack 25). University of Saskatchewan—Creative Commons license Learning Objectives are statements that detail what the student should know or be able to do by the end of the class.

7. Learning Objectives have 3 Parts • The expectations for student learning i.e. “By the end of today’s tutorial session, you (the student) should be able to...”

8. Learning Objective Example “By the end of today’s tutorial session, the student should be able to . . . Performance Condition Criteria

9. Individual Learning Opportunity • Write down an example of a learning objective that you could use in a tutorial session. Remember to include...

10. Learning Objectives Key Words

11. Learning Strategies University of Saskatchewan—Creative Commons license Learning Strategies are the opportunities you create for student learning.

12. Learning Strategies in Tutorials University of Saskatchewan—Creative Commons license

13. Learning Strategies you could try...

14. Group Learning Opportunity • Let’s engage in purposeful talk! As a group, think of other examples of Individual, Group, and Activity-Focused learning strategies that you could use in your tutorial sessions.

15. Rapport University of Saskatchewan—Creative Commons license Rapport is building a professional relationship and connection with your students.

16. When you Build Rapport... • Studies show that students learn more • Benson, Cohen & Buskist, 2005; Wilson, 2006 • Students are more likely to attend class and pay attention • Benson, Cohen & Buskist, 2005 • Students indicate they enjoy the subject matter more • Benson, Cohen & Buskist, 2005; Christensen & Menzel, 1998; McCrosky et. al., 1996

17. Rapport Building in Tutorials • Learn your students’ names • Write supportive comments • Use encouraging words • Incorporate active learning • Initiate conversation • Be approachable • ___________________ • ___________________

18. Supports University of Saskatchewan—Creative Commons license Supports are people/places that aid and assist you in your teaching practice.

19. Supports • You are not alone. Seek out the support of the instructor of the course, a fellow tutorial leaders, another graduate student, a mentor, your supervisor, and the GMCTE. • If you are not sure about something, ask your instructor.

20. “In graduate school, you must learn to be a student and a teacher and still feel like you have time to be human” (Curzan and Damour 179).

21. Fostering Student Success in Tutorials This is how I envision your responsibilities as a tutorial leader that translate into student success. • Have a clear Learning Objective for each tutorial session. • Use different Learning Strategies. • Build Rapport with your students. • Take advantage of your Supports. Resources Curzan, A., and L. Damour. 2006. First day to final grade: a graduate student’s guide to teaching. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press. Knaack, L. 2011. A practical handbook for educators: designing learning opportunities. Whitby, ON: de Sitter Publications.