90 Minute Seminar

Educational Programs, Workshops, Seminars, New Idea Session, and Small Group Discussions

AD-010 - Peer Tutoring: Helping the Next Generation of Students in Dental Education

Presenter(s)

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  Christine Wankiiri-Hale, D.M.D.

  University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
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  Zsuzsa Horvath, Ph.D.

  University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
• CM

  Cara Maloney

  University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
• ZD

  Zachary Davis, M.S.

  University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

Target Audience: Faculty

Learning Focus: Admissions, Financial Aid and Student Services

Section/SIG: Dental School Admissions Officers, Educational Research, Development, and Curriculum, Endodontics, Student Affairs and Financial Aid, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Student peer tutoring is one proven strategy to assist struggling and distressed students. Yet, peer tutoring programs are often viewed as resource-intensive offerings and thus are not pursued. This session will introduce different peer tutoring models, a formalized and successfully piloted program that required few resources, a blueprint for implementation and a program evaluation and outcomes. Presenters will discuss institutional considerations, administrative needs, tutor training resources and effective peer-teaching skills. Via interactive and collaborative activities, participants will learn strategies to design new student peer tutoring programs within their institutional contexts and to implement peer tutoring into their existing curriculum.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe different student peer tutoring models.
• Recognize opportunities in their existing curriculum to integrate student peer tutoring programs.
• Identify the need and areas of training for peer tutors.