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Photo by Vadim Sherbakov<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf0e Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A series of three 40-minute meetings, one per week, with a set agenda, amongst you, your instructor, and a small group of other students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd14 Rationale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on the tradition of the Oxbridge tutorial, tutorials in this class will be a series of weekly meetings amongst you, your instructor, and a very small group of other students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For each tutorial, each student will write a 600-900 word response to a series of predefined questions. Tutorials will begin with one student sharing their written work with the group. Then, the group will discuss that student’s work, and then repeat the process for the other two students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goals of these interactions include thoughtful debate and personalization of course materials to individual students’ learning goals. My hope here is that, as…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“…in the best tutorials, knowledge is seen as contested. Topics are opened up for debate, tutors admit to gaps in their own knowledge, and students are treated as academic equals.” (Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If you’re curious to learn more about this approach, Towards a Pedagogy of the Oxford Tutorial<\/a> by Robert J. Beck presents an excellent overview of the pedagogical considerations of the tutorial method<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Three meetings, once per week in Weeks 1, 2, and 3. You’ll meet with your instructor and a small group of other students to discuss a pre-arranged list of topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sign up for tutorial times on the following Google Sheet once your instructor has notified the class that their tutorial schedule is finalized:<\/p>\n\n\n\n