Sorry, I'm Kind of New at This: A Resource for Training Tutors in Unfamiliar Scenarios

Training for Tough Tutorials is a resource created by the University of Richmond's Writing Center.  It consists of a series of videos that depict different outcomes for a number of tutorial situations that peer educators may run into.  Each scenario includes a video of the scenario and its different possible outcomes, scenario notes,  the paper that's being worked on in the scenario, and a downloadable question form that the peer educator can use to help gauge their understanding of the best response.

Scenarios covered include:

• The Nontraditional Student
• A Grammar Tutorial
• The Angry Writer
• The Fix-It Shop
• ESL Help
• The Reluctant Revisor
• A Strong Paper
• The "Bloody" Paper
• The Student-Athlete
• The Friend
• The Demoralized Writer
• The Offensive Paper
• "I Don't Get It!"

Overall, I believe that this is a great resource for peer tutors to work through as it not only shows them what different scenarios might look like but also shows stronger and weaker approaches to dealing with each situation.  The inclusion of a question form and the paper itself makes this a very comprehensive tutorial that may be great for helping tutors feel more comfortable in their ability to give advice in a variety of different scenarios.