Rowman & Littlefield Guide for Peer Tutors

Daniel R. Sanford (PhD, University of New Mexico, linguistics) is director of writing and of the Academic Resource Commons at Bates College and was previously director of the Center for Academic Program Support at the University of New Mexico. He is an experienced learning center administrator and a recognized scholar and professional in the field of peer tutoring. He is also a cognitive scientist, the author of numerous articles in the field of cognitive linguistics, and an experienced educator with a wealth of experience making the mechanisms of the brain accessible and intuitive to college-age students.

There is great value in this textbook for a new learning center director or a new training coordinator as they plan their training sessions. With its emphasis on pedagogy and how the brain works, this text is indeed a welcome addition to a growing body of much needed materials for 21st century training of student tutors and educators.

• Foreword for Learning Center Directors Acknowledgments 1 Introduction to Peer Tutoring 2 Learning and the Brain 3 Learning Center Pedagogy 4 Applying What We Know: Working with Students5 Peer Tutoring and the Affective Domain6 Learning Strategies 7 Engaging a Diverse Student Body 8 Critical Thinking and Disciplinary Ways of Knowledge 9 Tutoring in Online Environments 10 Other Ways to Engage as a Tutor References Index About the Author