Why Tutor Training?

College tutoring provides targeted, consistent, and personalized support to help students succeed academically. A strong tutor-student relationship fosters confidence, motivation, and a deeper understanding of course material. College students in tutoring and academic support positions who have skills and knowledge to facilitate these strong tutor-student relationships along with best practices in tutoring are more successful in their roles.

Intended Audience

This training is ideal for college students in tutoring roles, including:

• Peer Tutors

• Peer Academic Support Staff and Peer Advisors

• Supplementary Instruction Staff and Teaching Assistants

• Peer Mentor Staff (e.g., first-year experience, STEM support, writing centers)

• TRIO Peer-to-Peer Program Staff

Overview

Effective college tutoring goes beyond simply explaining content—it involves assessing student’s learning gaps, using good teaching practice and tailoring support to help students become independent learners. In this course, you will:

• Master the tutoring cycle, including session structure, goal-setting, and follow-up strategies.

• Understand roles and boundaries to ensure professional, ethical, and effective tutoring relationships.

• Explore ethical considerations in tutoring, such as confidentiality.

• Practice guided learning and scaffolding instruction.

• Apply learning theories to adapt your tutoring style to different student needs and learning styles.

By the end of this training, you’ll be equipped to create meaningful, impactful tutoring experiences that empower students to achieve their academic goals.

Pricing and Access Information

Purchase Price: $95

Access: You will be enrolled and sent connection information within 48 hours of registration and payment.

Course Facilitator

Lisa Wexler, M.A., Executive Director, Eduology

Lisa has over 25 years teaching, coaching, tutoring, training and consulting. She oversees Eduology and collaborates with national experts to design training on academic advising, career advising, academic coaching, peer mentoring and other student success topics.

Previously, she was a faculty member at the University of Denver where she ran academic orientations for new students and a cultural peer mentor program and taught courses that integrated academic success strategies, including an FYE course. She also served on assessment, curriculum and hiring committees. She ran an academic support workshop program at the Community College of Aurora as well as tutored and taught reading and composition courses that integrated academic support strategies. Before that, she taught composition courses at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Additionally, she has taught academic success workshops and provided academic coaching and tutoring privately. Lisa is trained as intercultural communications trainer, certified in emotional intelligence assessment and coaching (EQ-i 2.0) and completed the NCDA Facilitating Career Development (FCD) course.

Support

If you have questions or need support registering for this training, please email info@eduology.org.