Peer Writing Tutor

General Information

Position Number: 900770

Department or Office: Center for Teaching, Learning, & Research

Level: Level B (Skilled)

Hourly/Salaried: Hourly

Reports To Position #: F00157

Date Prepared: 10-01-2011

Location

Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753

Student Employment Information

Work Study: No

Responsibilities

Atwater Peer Writing Tutors are outstanding student writers, typically nominated for their position by faculty members. These tutors are trained by the Writing Program to work with their peers on papers assigned across the disciplines. Training takes place over a series of six required sessions at the CTLR. Peer Writing Tutors are trained to provide "authorized aid" on papers.

Atwater Writing Tutors will offer drop-in tutoring hours for their peers at Atwater Commons several nights a week. Peer Writing Tutors can work with students at any phase of the writing process. They are also trained to help with oral presentations.

While the Writing Program will pay for the tutors' training hours, Atwater Commons will pay for the hours that tutors put into working their shifts at Atwater.

Peer Writing Tutors are expected to report to the Writing Program about their tutoring experiences at Atwater Commons by filling out their log sheets and submitting them at the CTLR.