IDS 187-001 Tutor Training Syllabus

Fall 2016 3 credit hours

F 2-3, M 101
GENERAL INFORMATION
Instructors: Thora Broyles, Alexandra Graham, Mary Kellum, Elizabeth Nehring
Office location: Melton 114 and Melton 102 and Garfield Hall
Office Hours: Whenever were working together
Phone: Thora: 417-255-7248 Alex: 417-255-7942 Mary 417-255-7717, Elizabeth 417-255-7722
Email: TBroyles@missouristate.edu AlexandraGraham@missouristate.edu
MaryKellum@missouristate.edu ElizabethNehring@missouristate.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Study of leading tutoring theory across the curriculum with emphasis on writing and math.
Taught for students interested in tutoring in their fields. Students successfully completing the
class will attain one level of College Reading and Learning Association certification through
training and hands-on experience in the Grizzly Tutoring Lab.
TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS
Links to the readings will be found on Blackboard
COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students enrolled in the tutor training class will be able to:

Work 25 documented hours in the tutoring lab/collect at least 50 tutor evaluations.
Practice tutor theory in sessions with students
Become CRLA Level 1 certified tutors upon course completion
Demonstrate tutoring skills competency through role plays, session reflections, written exams
and supervisor evaluations
COURSE REQUIREMENTS/ATTENDANCE
This class meets both in the classroom and in the lab. Attendance is mandatory as this class
requires a lot of hands on participation. If for some reason students are unable to attend class,
they should contact the instructors as soon as possible.
Dropping a class If you decide to drop this, or any other class at MSU-West Plains, you need
to take the required actions. You must go to the Registrars office and officially drop the class
before the official drop date of Dec 1. Failure to do this will result in an F for the course, which
will stay on your transcript. The process is not complete until the correct paper work is done at
the Registrars Office.

Weather Policy The general policy for weather is that classes will not be cancelled because of
inclement weather. However, in emergency situations, the radio and TV stations will be notified.
Students may obtain specific information about university cancellations by calling the MSU-WP
weather hotline at417-255-8075, checking the MSU-WP home page, or signing up for the
campus alert system to get calls and texts on their phone.
NOTE . The faculty will make every effort to allow make-up work for classes missed because
of severe weather conditions..
GRADING
A big part of this class is participation, so in-class participation cannot be made up, regardless of
the reason for missing it. There will be a lot of discussion, watching of tutor videos, role playing
etc.
Homework should be turned in on time. Work turned in after class on the due date is not
accepted at full credit; you will receive only 80% of full credit at most. See the course schedule
at the end of the syllabus for specific information.
Self-reflections should explain the lesson from the week and how tutors tried to use it in an
actual session with a student. Students should do some self-reflection: what happened? Why did
it happen? What would you do differently next time? These will be graded with an eye to how
well you are incorporating the learning theory with the rubber meets the road application.

Homework: 30%
In-class participation: 30%
Lab participation: 30%
Final 10%

Standard grading scale

90%-100%=A
80%-89%=B
70%-79%=C
60%-69%=D
0%-59%=F
**A grade of B or better must be maintained in this class in order to continue tutoring beyond
the initial semester.
Americans with Disabilities Act:
The University is committed to supporting students with disabilities. Classroom instructors will
discuss with individual students reasonable accommodations that do not alter the curriculum or
the course objectives. Students also need to contact the advisement and academic coaching
center for empowering student success office in Garnett Library for assistance. For more
information, visit: http://wp.missouristate.edu/Academics/MasterSyllabus.htm

Non-Discrimination Policy
Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University
emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict
nondiscrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff and students. For
more information: http://wp.missouristate.edu/Academics/MasterSyllabus.htm
Title IX Policy on Sexual Assault, Stalking and Other Forms of Sexual Misconduct
The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education programs and activities,
and it is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) not to
discriminate in such a manner. The University is committed to maintaining an environment that
is safe and free from sexual violence and sexual harassment, including sexual assault and
stalking. The University will take immediate action to eliminate harassment, prevent its
recurrence, and address its effects. When an allegation of sexual misconduct is brought to a
responsible University employees attention responsible employee, and a respondent is found
to have violated this policy, serious sanctions will be used to reasonably ensure that such actions
are never repeated. This policy reaffirms these principles and provides recourse for those
individuals whose rights have been violated. Title IX, state law, and University policy also
prohibit retaliation against an individual who has brought forward a complaint of sexual
misconduct or taken part in a conduct process as a result of a sexual misconduct complaint.
The complete Title IX policy is located at: http://wp.missouristate.edu/Equity/title-ix-policy.htm
Education Guarantee
For full-time students in good standing, taking no more than 50 percent of courses online: If you
have no more than two absences in each class, turn in all homework and assignments, visit with
each of your instructors and your advisor outside of class, and use our free tutoring at least three
times for each of your classes, Missouri State University-West Plains guarantees you will be
allowed (one time only) to retake the class(es) in which you received a 'D' or 'F' tuition free the
next regular semester in which the course is offered if you earn a term GPA less than 2.0. For
more information: http://wp.missouristate.edu/Academics/MasterSyllabus.htm
Academic Dishonesty:
Plagiarism occurs when you submit someone elses work as your own, when you use someone
elses idea without giving the person credit for the idea, or when you use someone elses words
without giving credit for those words. Plagiarism is never acceptable, and the penalty will be
failure of the assignment, failure of the course, or both. The same penalties will be assessed for
any other type of academic dishonesty, such as cheating on a test or using unauthorized
materials. In addition, I will report each incident of academic dishonesty to the Academic Dean.
For more information: http://wp.missouristate.edu/Academics/MasterSyllabus.htm

DATE

Due
8/26

Due
9/2

Due
9/9

Due
9/16

WRITING TUTORS COURSE SCHEDULE:

(may change based on the needs of the class)
Read
Do
Write
Read Tutor Guide, IDS 187 Complete Training
Write Me as a Tutor
Syllabus, and Techniques
Videos (FERPA, Sexual
for Successfully Beginning Harassment and
and Ending a Session
Discrimination,
Preventing Sexual
Misconduct),
Read Referral Skills,
Do Using Tutoring Lab Write a self-reflection: Watch other
Ingredients for Good
Resources
tutors/Specialists this week: How do
Tutoring, and Tutor Recipe Do the practice 2 in the they do what the readings say to do?
Book.
OWL Handbook
Does it work? Not work?
Read OWL Handbook
Read Establishing a
Watch MLA and APA
Write Self-Reflection: Describe a
Helping Relationship.
LecturesWrite five
tutoring session where you asked a lot
multiple choice quiz
of questions. What did you ask? What
questions
was the result? How did your tutee do
with this method? How did you feel at
the end of the tutoring session?
DoAskingProbing
Read How Tutors Can
Write two responses to Jayvee Orf
Help Tutees Improve Their QuestionsAssignment. Essay. For the first, assume this is a first
Critical Thinking.
draft. Use MS Word Balloons to respond
Read Minimalist Tutoring
to her. For the second, assume this is the
TRIO:Do Blooms
Read Jaycee Orf Essay.
Taxonomy Assignment nearly final draft. Use MS Word
Balloons to respond to her.
Write Self-Reflection: Describe a
tutoring session when you employed the
methods outlined by the Minimalist
Tutoring article. What happened? How
did you feel? How did the student react?
What would you do differently? (keep in
mind that the ideas in the article apply to
non-writing tutors too)

Due
9/23
Due
9/30

Due
10/7

Do RFW Scavenger
Hunt

Read A Tutors Guide to the

Textbook Reading Process,

The student has the opportunity to redo

Bad Test. for full credit but doesnt
understand how to even approach
redoing the test. How would you help a
student who came to you with this test?
How would you suggest the student
approach this task and why?
Write a self-Reflection about a difficult
tutoring session you had this week.

Due
10/14
Due
10/21
Due
10-28

Reference Information for

Tutors, and I Would Prefer
Not To.
Read Technology and the
Tutor.
Read RFW section on
Commas, Run-ons, and
Comma Splices.
Read Andragogy.

Due
11/4

Read Race, Gender, Class,

and Background
Differences.

Due 11/11

Read RFW sections about

possessives, plural, and
subject-verb agreement.

Due 11/18
Due 12/2

What happened? What worked? What

didnt work? What would you do
differently?
Write Self-Reflection: Try out some of
these techniques this week. What did
you do? How did the student respond?
What would you do differently?
Watch Comma and
Run-on Fragment
Lectures on Blackboard
Write a Self-Reflection: Work with a
non-traditional student this week. How
do they see you? Whats awkward? How
did you handle it?

Self-Reflection: Work with someone

from a different ethnic/religious socioeconomic background from you this
week. Describe the session. What
cultural barriers were you worried
about? What did you do to deal with any
awkwardness? How did the student
work with you?
Watch Consistency
Lecture on Blackboard.
Tutor Project (Due Dec
2)
Finish your Tutor
Project. Be ready to
present it on Dec 2

Due 12/7

Due 12/9

Write three fill in the blank questions (I

need answers too) about CRLA
certification, Study Skills, Active
Listening, Questioning, Minimalist
Tutoring, Equity and Diversity Training.
Write three short answer questions (I
need the answers too) about editing,
grammar, APA, MLA, and handling
difficult students. Get these to Alex by
WEDNESDAY.
Take Final Exam