Interdisciplinary Studies Courses
Courses Listed Below
Peer Tutor and Mentor Training (INS 010)
1.5 UNITS; Online Asynchronous
Total Lecture: 27 hours
Acceptable for Credit: California State University
Pass/No Pass Option
This is a 1.5-unit online course for students who want to learn about peer assistance techniques and become an effective peer educator. Students will learn to establish goals and objectives, implement an assistance session plan, apply effective learning skills, develop effective communication and listening skills, and foster critical thinking.
This course focuses on peer assistance principles to effectively offer tutoring/mentoring across different disciplines and settings. Because these principles are flexible, each tutor/mentor will apply them in practice to his or her own discipline, exploring and adapting strategies as they suit specific situations.
INS 10 Peer Tutor and Mentor Training is a College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) certified training program. Students taking the Peer Tutor and Mentor Training are given the option to receive a CRLA Level I Tutor Certification if they meet the following requirements:
- Successfully complete the INS 10/810 Peer Tutor and Mentor Training course and complete five hours of TIS training (Tutor-Trainer Led, Interactive, and Synchronous). TIS training can include: workshops, seminars, online real-time discussions, real-time virtual environments, web-conferencing calls, etc.
- Successfully demonstrate 25 hours of single tutor/single "unit" of concurrent tutoring contact or a minimum of 50 hours of multiple tutors/multiple sequential tutee tutoring.
- This certificate can be used on personal statements, applications, resumes, etc. to show that you have training and experience as a tutor. The option to receive the certificate is not required to pass the Peer Tutor and Mentor Training course.
Peer Tutor and Mentor Training (INS 810, Non-credit Course)
0 UNITS; Online Asynchronous
Total Lecture: 27 hours
This course provides students with effective learning strategies and academic assistance techniques for peer tutoring and mentoring in a community college setting. This course also emphasizes skills in communication, problem solving, critical thinking, structuring learning experience and handling challenging situations, as well as online tutoring. This course is cross-listed with INS 010.
Pass/No Pass Only. Non-degree applicable course.
Advanced Training for Peer Tutors and Mentors (INS 015)
1.5 UNITS; Online Asynchronous
Total Lecture: 27 hours
Advisory: INS 010/810
Acceptable for Credit, California State University
Pass/No Pass Option
This is an advanced peer tutor and mentor training course. Topics include roles and responsibilities of tutors and mentors, strategies for working with adult learners, use of probing questions, brain dominance learning, assessing or changing study behaviors, communication strategies, group facilitation strategies, and assisting students with disabilities. This course may be offered via hybrid or distance learning.
INS 15/815 Advanced Training for Peer Tutors and Mentors is a College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) certified training program. Students taking the Advanced Training for Peer Tutors and Mentors are given the option to receive a CRLA Level II Advanced Tutor Certification if they meet the following requirements:
- Successfully complete the INS 15/815 Advanced Training for Peer Tutors and Mentors course and complete five hours of TIS training (Tutor-Trainer Led, Interactive, and Synchronous). TIS training can include: workshops, seminars, online real-time discussions, real-time virtual environments, web-conferencing calls, etc.
- Successfully demonstrate 25 hours of single tutor/single "unit" of concurrent tutoring contact or a minimum of 50 hours of multiple tutors/multiple sequential tutee tutoring.
- This certificate can be used on personal statements, applications, resumes, etc. to show that you have training and experience as a tutor. The option to receive the certificate is not required to pass the Advanced Training for Peer Tutors and Mentors course.
Advanced Training for Peer Tutors and Mentors (INS 815, Non-Credit Course)
0 UNITS; Online Asynchronous
Total Lecture: 27 hours
Prerequisite: INS 810
This is a second level peer tutor and mentor training course. Topics include use of probing questions, intercultural communication, strategies for working with adult students and assessing their needs, establishing positive study behaviors, communication strategies, group facilitation strategies, and tutoring in subject areas and/or specific Skills. This course is cross-listed with INS 015.
Pass/No Pass Only. Non-degree applicable course.