UWSP Tutoring-Learning Center

A Search for Meaning: Insights from a Dozen Years of Practicum Experience

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Introduction/Word Search List Renee Carter, Fall 2006
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Thinking like a Tutor
Red Pen Neurosis Anna Hensley, Fall 2004	Battling grammar-nerd tendencies
Obstacles to Tutoring Tami C. Larsen, Spring 1998	Helping learners find their own strengths
The Tutoring Game Jodi Loberger, Fall 2001	A fun look at tutoring as if it were a board game
Tutoring a Subject You Know Nothing About Jessica Nelson, Fall 1998	Being honest with learners
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, I’ll Show You What It Means to Me, As a Tutor of Course Travis Peterson, Spring 2005	Making connections in tutorials to foster creativity
Guides to Tutoring
Going Beyond Limitations Andrea Casper, Spring 1998	Teaching learners how writing for college differs from high school
Poetic Advice: A Tutor’s Enchiridion Meghan Caylor, Spring 2002	Advice for overcoming writer’s block and helping learners expand their poetry
Tutor Toolbox Excerpt Kelly Deuser, Fall 2001	How to help revise research papers
Some Handy Dandy Tutoring Tips Melissa Hintz, Fall 2000	The “core” of the puzzle to being a tutor
The Quiet Worrier’s Enchiridion Jamie Rothfuss, Spring 2002	Working with learners on paper organization
Reaching a Variety of Learners
Learning Styles Leah Buysse, Spring 1999	An overview of learning styles and methods for tailoring tutorials
Tutoring—Schwarzenegger Style Amanda Meidl, Spring 2004	Overcoming non-responsive learners
It was the Best of Tutorials, It was the Worst of Tutorials Sarah Wiltzius, Spring 2007	Not giving in to pressure to edit papers
Tutoring English as a Second Language Brock Wojtalewicz, Spring 1998	Effectively reaching ESL students