Seeking International Tutor Training Certification During COVID
Keywords:
mentoring, tutoring, tutor training, writing tutor, anti-racist pedagogy, peer tutorsAbstract
This paper describes the evolution of the peer tutor training and mentoring program at Ontario Tech University, from simple beginnings to a multifaceted program with many opportunities for professional learning and growth for peer tutors. As a part of developing the tutor training program to meet international certification requirements, opportunities, such as mentoring by an academic subject specialist and learning modules of greater depth, were developed for the tutors. A reflection on the certification process shows that certification has been beneficial to both mentees and mentors in the program because it has contributed to creating a structure for training, mentoring, and assessment. The process has also shown that training and pedagogical practices must go beyond the certification requirements: even though the certifying body prescribes peer tutor training in ethics and equity, it does not propose that training be responsive to current societal issues and be intentional about culturally sustaining pedagogy.
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