Tutor Training Kit - FACILITATOR Training Manual

Session 3: The Learner

To introduce tutor trainees to different types of learning styles regarding how the brain receives and processes information
To discuss the tutor trainees'learning styles and evaluate how this may affect their teaching or tutoring style
To familiarize tutor trainees with the cultural issues associated with learning styles
To introduce tutor trainees to assessment (skills and needs assessment) and discuss the importance of each type of assessment
To familiarize tutor trainees with initial and continuous assessment
To examine a sample inventory of questions that can be used to assess a learner
To introduce and describe the usage of portfolios
To start a portfolio for tutor trainees as a sample of how portfolios can be used to define goals and measure growth of a learner