Professional development is vital to ensuring MDC tutors are providing the best support possible to our students. Learning Resources has worked together to build a tutor training program known as TutorTIPs. All new tutors, lab instructors, instructional assistants and other personnel that deliver supplemental support to students will go through our Tutor Training Intensive Program (TutorTIPs). The first phase involves a 10 hour training combining face-to-face sessions, online tutorials covering a variety of topics recommended by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) and the National Tutoring Association (NTA) and shadowing. Tutors must complete this phase within the first two weeks of being hired to ensure that all tutors will have the same foundational skills, be versed in a variety of tutoring modalities, and meet the standards of the accrediting bodies.
Additionally, Learning Resources hosts an annual TutorTIPs Symposium that brings tutors together across the college to network, learn, and present best practices. This year, as we find ourselves supporting students in a remote setting, we are also meeting virtually for our 6th annual TutorTIPs Symposium. We look forward to working with you all to explore and implement new strategies to continue and seeing how we can focus on supporting students in an empathetic and equitable way.
For more information on TutorTIPs and to view training materials in our phase one of training please visit: libraryguides.mdc.edu/tutortips
Thank you for joining us in our 6th Annual TutorTIPs Symposium. We hope you were able to learn something that will make a positive difference during your work with students. The 2020 Symposium tab has been updated to include the recorded sessions from the day, so feel free to share or discover a session you couldn't attend.
We are looking forward to 2021 and can't wait to get together again to network and learn. Do you have an idea for a breakout session for next year? Keep an eye out for the 2021 call for proposals coming in fall.
Breakout session titles link to the live Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Session Room which will be accessible on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the scheduled times.
9:00am |
Welcome Remarks |
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Erick Dominicis, College-wide Director of Learning Resources Dr. Alfredo Leon, Interim Dean of Faculty, Padron Campus |
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9:15am |
Keynote Speaker |
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Dr. Loretta Ovueraye Vice Provost, Workforce Programs & Professional Learning |
10:00am |
Session A |
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· Active Learning · Battling Bias and Embracing Equity · Building Bridges: Music in Tutoring · The One Stop Source for Student Success · Physical to Digital: Bringing Equity and Accessibility to Video Tutorials · Promoting the Values of Empathy and Equity while Providing Writing Support to English as a Second Language (ESL) Students · Sexual Violence and Academic Success · Stand on the Shoulders of Giants to Step Over the Barriers of Inequity: Using Google Scholar to Leverage the Power of Open Access and OER |
10:45am |
Coffee Break & Stretch |
11:00am |
Session B |
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· Become an ACCESS Ally · MDC Leadership Project - Factors Affecting Black Male Student Success in Two-Year State College · “Now, I See It”: How Tutors Can Use Visuals to Enhance Students’ Understanding of Material · Providing Effective Feedback: Getting Students to Listen · The Source of Empathy and Equity · Supporting Collaborative Teamwork: Helping Students Succeed with Group Projects · Utilizing Technology to Enhance Learning Process in Tutoring Sessions · You Are A Resource: Tutors as Change Allies |
11:45am |
Closing Session |