What makes the TLC program different
TLC provides faculty members with an opportunity to personally select a tutor to assist
them in their classes, and provide their students immediate access to a peer mentor and group
study session leader.
TLC builds upon the success of Century College’s tutoring programs, and brings these
important services to our busy students.
The role of faculty members
This is a faculty-driven initiative, and its success is largely dependent upon
faculty comfort, interests, and vision.
Faculty are requested to:
- Choose the student tutor. (If an instructor needs help, the TLC Coordinators can assist, however our ability to find a tutor will be dependant on who we have available at the time.)
- Meet regularly with their tutors
- Meet with TLC supervisors once during the semester
- Allow Tutors to collect regular data of who they are meeting with and to administer a short survey to students at the completion of the course
Tutors' classroom responsibilities
Tutors will attend all or many class sessions and model effective learning
behaviors. Instructors may offer tutors the opportunity to:
- work with students in small groups,
- demonstrate or illustrate key concepts in front of the class at large,
- or assist with the development of additional study material.
Classroom tutors do not fulfill any of the functions of an instructor (teaching, evaluation, grading,
curriculum preparation); instead, they provide additional supplemental academic support to the
instructor’s students.
Tutors' responsiblities outside the classroom
Part of classroom tutors’ schedules are dedicated to either convening and facilitating
study groups or providing one-on-one support for the specific course to which they are linked.
Tutor selection and hiring process
TLC Coordinators contact students to initiate the hiring process. Candidates will need to complete an employment appication, meet with a Tutor Coordinator for an interview, and then complete a
Student Employment Packet at the Office of Financial Aid, and within 1-3 weeks, an allocation approval
letter will be sent to each student and the TLC Coordinators. Students are then eligible to begin tutoring. All students interested in tutoring must complete the FAFSA before they can proceed with completing the employment application.
Training
Not only will classroom tutors have access to all of the CRLA-certified training resources
that peer tutors enjoy, they will also receive position-specific
training, boosting their skills in the areas of small group facilitation, relationship
building, conflict management, diversity awareness and boundary-setting.
Contacts:
- Jackie Reichter
- Peer Tutoring and TLC Coordinator
- 651-779-3285
- Keith Hagen
- Peer Tutoring and TLC Coordinator
- 651-779-3293