Peer tutoringThe Peer Tutor Program is in T123, Student Learning Services, at Mount Royal. This program is very effective in providing extra assistance to Mount Royal students in many areas of study. Peer tutoring is intended to supplement, not replace, information given in regular classes. It benefits students who receive tutoring as well as students who tutor.
General questions
- Students requesting tutoring
- How does it work?
- Why does the form ask for my availability?
- Is there a tutor available for my course?
- What if I know someone who could tutor me?
- Where and when can tutors and tutees meet?
- Is conversational tutoring available for ESL students?
Students who want to be tutors
- Basic information
- What kind of training is involved?
- What are some of the skills I will use and gain as a tutor?
- What are some of the additional benefits of being a tutor?
General questions
- Students requesting tutoring
If you would like to receive tutoring for a course, come to Student Learning Services to pick up an application form. This "Peer Tutor Request Form" is located on your left as you enter T123. Complete the form, get your course instructor to sign it and return it to Student Learning Services. You may then receive up to two hours per week of free tutoring, depending on the availability of tutors. Students in upgrading courses may be eligible for up to ten hours of tutoring in a semester.
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- How does it work?
We train and employ students who have achieved at least a B+ in the course they are tutoring. We accept tutor requests from throughout the semester and fill them in the order they are received. The Peer Tutor Coordinator gives the tutor request to the tutor who then contacts the student (the tutee) to arrange a time to meet in T123. Tutor and tutee agree to guidelines for their working relationship. These guidelines include contact information, meeting times and how the tutor can (and cannot) assist the tutee with his/her studies.
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- Why does the form ask for my availability?
Your availability to be tutored is essentially your free times during office hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). The Peer Tutor Coordinator will match you with a tutor with the most open time that matches yours. This helps ensure that the tutor and the tutee have the best chance to meet without schedule conflicts.
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- Is there a tutor available for my course?
We attempt to have a broad range of tutors available for many courses at Mount Royal. However, there may be wait times for high-demand courses and higher level courses.
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- What if I know someone who could tutor me?
If students find a non-Student Learning Services student tutor on their own, we can train and then employ that tutor. This way the student that recruited the tutor gets matched with the tutor as soon as the two hours of training is completed.
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- Where and when can tutors and tutees meet?
For the safety of all concerned, tutoring takes place in T123 and T134 during office hours. You can discuss exceptions to this with the Tutor Coordinator.
- Is conversational tutoring available for ESL students?
ESL / EAC conversational and EAP discussion groups focus on building vocabulary through conversations, presentations and debates. Winter 2010 schedule .
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Students who want to be tutors
- Basic information
You must have B+ in the course(s) you want to tutor and maintain a 3.0 GPA. Pick up a yellow "Peer Tutor Application" form from Student Learning Services, complete it, have the instructor of the course(s) you wish to tutor in sign the form and return the form to Student Learning Services.
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- What kind of training is involved?
You will participate in a two-hour orientation prior to being matched with a tutee. Orientation sessions are scheduled at the beginning of the semester and as needed throughout the year. Tutors will be permitted to tutor after the orientation and will be paid $10 an hour.
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- What are some of the skills I will use and gain as a tutor?
Skills outlined in the orientation session include interpersonal, leadership, logical thinking, helping, organizational and time management skills. Topics covered in the additional certification training sessions include learning & memory, human rights, skills of communication and study strategies.
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- What are some of the additional benefits of being a tutor?
You will participate in an additional eight hours of tutor training. After completing 10 hours of orientation and training and 25 hours of tutoring and feedback sessions, you qualify for a Level One Peer Tutor Certificate from the International Tutor Certification Program of the College Reading and Learning Association. An additional level of training, certification and subsequent pay increase are also available.
Many of our tutors find the learning and experience gained as a tutor to be valuable as they transition into the workforce. The skills honed while tutoring are great additions to a resume. Once you have developed a working relationship with the peer tutor coordinator and Student Learning Services, you are welcome to request a reference to take to future opportunities.
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Student Learning Services
Writing and Learning Services T123 403.440.6452 sls@mtroyal.ca
Accessibility Services Y201 403.440.6868 accessibility@mtroyal.ca
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