Day

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Face-to-Face Training
Welcome
Meet the Director of the
Saunders Writing
Center
New Tutor
Introductions
Participate in mock
appointment scheduling
scenarios (both inperson and over the
phone)
Participate in mock
tutoring sessions

Day 5

Discuss the 6PQ

Method of Discovery
Learning
Participate in mock
tutoring sessions
focusing on the 6PQ
Method of Discovery
Learning Questions
Briefly review the 6PQ
Method of Discovery
Learning
Participate in mock
sessions where the tutor
must identify writing
errors in sample papers

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Participate in mock
sessions where the tutor
must locate writing
errors, as well as
correctly explain the
errors to the student
Review Explaining
Writing Errors
Discuss any questions
Participate in collecting
(made-up) tutor session
data, and inputting the
data into the computer
system
Participate in collecting
the tutor session slips,
and delivering them to

Online Training
Complete Unit 1:
Scheduling
Appointments

Complete Unit 2:
Tutoring Sessions

Complete Unit 3: 6 PQ
Method of Discovery
Learning
Review Unit 3: 6PQ
Method of Discovery
Learning
Begin Unit 4: Locating
Writing Errors

Complete Unit 4 :
Locating Writing Errors
Begin Unit 5:
Explaining Writing
Errors

Complete Unit 5:
Explaining Writing
Errors

Complete Unit 6:
Inputting Tutor Session
Data
Complete Unit 7:
Delivering Tutoring
Session Slips

Day 10

the instructor mailboxes

Review all unit content
Answer any questions

Review all units before

co-tutoring begins