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Andrew Kwok; Brendan Bartanen; Michelle Kwok; Kathy Ogden Macfarlane; Tracey Weinstein – Teachers College Record, 2025
Background: Despite intense national focus on the positive impact of tutoring, there is little empirical evidence on how best to train tutors. This is particularly pertinent given that tutors could serve as a potential pipeline into teaching. Objective: This mixed-methods study explores the implementation of modules about developing knowledge for…
Descriptors: Tutor Training, Tutoring, Tutors, Pilot Projects
Adams, David F.; Hayes, Shawna G. – Learning Assistance Review, 2011
Students with disabilities face a vast array of physical, cognitive, social, and external barriers. The combination of barriers and negative attitudes faced by students with disabilities makes it difficult to develop skills to be more independent in future academic and career-related settings. This article examines the importance of faculty…
Descriptors: Mentors, Tutor Training, Disabilities, Tutors
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D'Eon, Marcel; Proctor, Peggy; Bassendowski, Sandra; Dobson, Roy; Udahl, Brenda – Journal of Faculty Development, 2010
A provincial initiative to encourage interprofessional education and research resulted in the implementation of three interprofessional PBL (iPBL) modules at the University of Saskatchewan. The ambitious target of 1200 student iPBL experiences over three years presented a substantial teaching development challenge. Training incorporated many of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Participant Satisfaction, Tutor Training, Problem Based Learning