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Title: Course Redesign Workshop


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Course Redesign Workshop Session VII
Developing a Targeted Tutoring Program (Jeanne
Foley)
This work is supported by U.S. Department of
Education FIPSE grant number P116B06011.
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Math TLC Tutor Lab Overview
  • All sections of Math 010 and 110 are taught in a
    single, dedicated, technology-enhanced classroom
    that is adjacent to a tutor lab staffed 50 hours
    a week by the course instructors and student
    tutors.
  • Our teachers spend three hours a week in the
    tutor lab per 4-credit course, credited towards
    the eight weekly office hours required of all
    university faculty and teaching staff.
  • Our undergraduate peer tutors are trained
    specifically in the content, software and methods
    used for teaching these courses via weekly online
    review assignments and biweekly training
    meetings.
  • The usage statistics and survey comments show the
    value to students of the convenience of having
    their own tutors and teachers accessible right
    out the back door of the classroom, every day,
    before and after every class.

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Recruitment of TAs/Tutors
  • Sources
  • Math majors
  • Other campus tutoring programs
  • Students whove been successful in Math TLC
    classes and show interest in helping other
    students. (Referred by instructor.)
  • Web site http//mathtlc.uwstout.edu/Staff.html
  • (Staff directory, with link to tutor application
    and profiles of current tutors.)

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Link to current tutor bios Click here
Link to application form Click here
Suggestion Post bios/photos of student tutors
and instructors in classroom or tutor lab.
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Information on Math TLC Teaching Assistant
Positions
  • Background The Math TLC (Teaching and Learning
    Center) was started in the fall semester of 2004
    to provide students taking the Math 010 and Math
    110 algebra courses with an integrated
    online/classroom/ tutor lab environment to
    maximize their opportunity to master the course
    material and move on to the next level of math.
    An important part of creating this environment is
    employing and training qualified UW-Stout
    undergraduate or graduate students to work
    one-on-one with students in the Math TLC Open Lab
    and to serve as teaching assistants in the
    classroom.

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Job Description
  • Math TLC TAs are responsible for
  • One-on-one tutoring of Math 010 and 110 students
    in the Math TLC Open Lab
  • Completing a set of review problems each week in
    preparation for the material to be covered in
    classes the following week
  • Attending biweekly training sessions on
    strategies for teaching algebra to students with
    poor math skills and high anxiety levels.
  • Assisting teachers and students during scheduled
    class periods, including assisting with homework
    problems and helping proctor tests and quizzes
  • Assisting the Math TLC director in maintaining
    and improving the environment in the Math TLC
    classroom and open lab room

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  • Minimum qualifications
  • Successful completion of Math 110 in the Math TLC
    with a grade of A or A- and a recommendation from
    your instructor
  • - OR -
  • Completion of Math 120 or higher with a grade of
    at least B
  • - OR -
  • Math Placement Test score of Level 4 or higher
    and concurrent enrollment in calculus
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Previous experience as a math tutor or teaching
    assistant at any level (including pre-college)
  • Familiarity with the CourseCompass/MyMathLab
    software that is used for the course
  • Successful completion of calculus or higher math
    courses
  • Career plans that include teaching in any field
    and/or working with applications of math or
    computer science

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Sample TA Application Form (also available on
workshop website and CD-ROM)
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TA Training Meetings
  • Held biweekly
  • Agenda
  • Go over any issues that instructors have brought
    to directors attention.
  • Ask TAs if they have any situations theyd like
    to discuss.
  • Go over general teaching points dealing with
    math-phobic students, etc.
  • Provide teaching points on material coming up in
    class sessions the next two weeks.
  • Sometimes give pop quiz on TA review homework.

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Sample Agenda for first TA training meeting (copy
included on CD-Rom and workshop website)
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Sample Agenda for first TA training meeting
(continued)
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Scheduling of Tutor Lab Staff
  • We schedule one TA as a classroom aide for each
    class session.
  • We generally have two staff (tutors and/or
    instructors) in the tutor lab most hours, with
    three scheduled for peak times

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Sample Form for Scheduling Tutors (copy included
on CD-Rom and workshop website)
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Evaluation of Tutors/TAs
  • Done by director, project coordinator and all
    Math TLC instructors twice each semester (middle
    and end of semester.)
  • Director reviews results with each TA after each
    evaluation.
  • Each TA receives a written evaluation report
    showing their current ratings compared to
    previous rating period and relative to all other
    TAs.

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TA Evaluation Form(Sample evaluation form and
report form included on workshop website and
CD-ROM.)
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Sample TA Evaluation Report
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