The Rowman & Littlefield Guide for Peer Tutors
The Rowman & Littlefield Guide for Peer Tutors provides an introduction for tutors to the scholarship of teaching and learning as it pertains to their work engaging students in learning centers, writing centers, Supplemental Instruction programs, and other sites for peer-led learning in higher education. Grounded in current findings from cognitive science, the Guide provides peer tutors with research- based principles to drive the choices that they make in sessions with learners.
Supports peer educators across a wide variety of academic support programs, including learning centers, writing centers, Supplemental Instruction programs, TRIO programs, language learning-centers, mathematics & quantitative literacy programs, classroom-based programs, and other sites for peer-led learning in higher education
Provides support for peer tutors as they enter, and as they grow within, the field of peer-led learning
Firmly connects theory to practice, providing peer tutors with a clear framework for making decisions in working with learners
Supports the CRLA International Tutor Training Program Certification curriculum
The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration: Leading Peer Tutoring Programs in Higher Education
With Dr. Michelle Steiner, Marymount University.
The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration is a thorough, concise resource for leaders of higher education peer tutoring programs, encompassing both theoretical and practical aspects of providing peer tutors with the conditions to succeed. The Guide supports learning center administrators in articulating the value of the programs they oversee, and delivering impactful, effective services for the campuses they serve.
Each chapter ends in a checklist that can be used as a guide for program assessment.
Offers insight on navigating scenarios frequently encountered by learning center administrators, such as requests from faculty for information on student utilization or opportunities to interface with learning management systems.
Lays out In-depth consideration of theoretical considerations driving choices such as center layout, tutor training, and program development.
Incorporates empirical research from multiple areas of higher education scholarship.
Relevant for administrators of a wide variety of peer tutoring programs (learning centers, writing centers, Supplemental Instruction, TRiO programs, language learning centers, mathematics & quantitative literacy centers, and others).
Provides detailed, step-by-step guides guidance on common tasks in learning center administration such as hiring tutors, engaging in an annual assessment cycle, and advertising center services.