Did you know that the staff and peer tutors at A&L take part in ongoing education in the philosophy and practice of tutoring? In tutor education meetings, we learn about everything from brainstorming tools to grant-writing best practices to intercultural rhetoric. Here we are building stories with objects last fall …
In the spring, peer tutors take the lead, researching and presenting on topics of interest. This spring, we've learned about the "Pedagogy of Play" from Lucas and "Strategies that Support a Neurodiverse Community" from Abigail, for example. This week, Derek will be leading a session on "Encountering (and Inadvertently Perpetuating?) Bias" in our disciplines and in our tutoring sessions.
If you’re around the center, please help Derek and A&L learn about how bias—affirmative and negative—plays out in RISD's distinct disciplines. To take part in our informal study, submit responses to our questions and any other thoughts you have in the form of sentences, words, lists, drawings, diagrams, etc. Look for the display just inside our doors during open office hours (9-5, M-F). We appreciate your contributions!
