Foundations of Effective Tutoring

Peer tutoring provides a cornerstone to academic support services. This training program has been designed to enhance peer tutoring at your institution and help it to flourish. The set of training materials (trainer guides, video clips, homework assignments, in-class activities, handouts) was created to teach prospective peer tutors the foundations of effective tutoring. The tutoring approach proposed is based on “student-centred” learning, in which tutee ideas and questions form the basis for tutorial discussion. Consequently, skill development for prospective tutors focuses on areas such as listening, asking effective questions, adapting to diverse learning styles and empowering the tutee to learn more independently.