Product Description
by Daniel R. Sanford (Author)
This practical guide, while grounded in the science of learning and cognition, provides advice, strategies, and techniques to help tutors be more effective when working with students in campus learning centers, writing centers, TRIO programs, and supplemental instruction programs. Includes a chapter on tutoring in online environments.
Author Biography
Daniel R. Sanford (PhD, University of New Mexico, linguistics) is director of writing and of the Academic Resource Commons at Bates College and was previously director of the Center for Academic Program Support at the University of New Mexico. He is an experienced learning center administrator and a recognized scholar and professional in the field of peer tutoring. He is also a cognitive scientist, the author of numerous articles in the field of cognitive linguistics, and an experienced educator with a wealth of experience making the mechanisms of the brain accessible and intuitive to college-age students.
