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The Role of a Tutor

Melissa Danko. Act like a peer: Establish a comfortable environment Make it easier for students to relate to tutors Stimulate collaboration and conversation Help writers maintain ownership of their writing Think like an expert:

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The Role of a Tutor

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  1. Melissa Danko Act like a peer: • Establish a comfortable environment • Make it easier for students to relate to tutors • Stimulate collaboration and conversation • Help writers maintain ownership of their writing Think like an expert: • Guide writers by asking the right questions • Adapt the tutorial to the writer’s needs • Recognize issues that the writer might not • Think critically about the session The Roleof a Tutor “We train our tutors to go straight to the heart of whatever a student is working on, to discuss the question without worrying that they need to be experts or to have mastered the scholarship and reading on a subject that may well be beyond their expertise…” Peter O’Neill, London Metropolitan University Writing 300 Class Conference // April 5, 2012

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