EDU* 200 The Peer Educator Experience

Credits: 3

This course prepares students to serve as peer educators in a collegiate setting. Topics include the roles and ethical boundaries of instructors, peer educators, and learners; the establishment and maintenance of a successful peer educator relationship with learners; adapting to learning differences; conducting conferences and study groups; explaining concepts and demonstrating processes; motivating and coaching learners; reinforcing study skills; modeling the behavior of successful learners; and handling special problems and issues in the peer educator/learner relationship. Each peer educator will serve in a class, the Learning Center, the Library, the Computer lab, or other collegiate setting. The peer educator obligation is 4-7 hours per week and may include activities in class and out-of-class settings. Also required are papers, journals, portfolios, oral presentations, or other projects.
Prerequisite: Completion of 100 level course in content area of tutoring with a grade of B or better. Permission of subject area instructor required.