Tutor Evaluation

["Clinton R. Gardner" <cgardner@englab.slcc.edu>]

Just thought I'd throw a new topic into the ring:  tutor evaluation.  
I'm curious what you all do to evaluate your tutors.  Are the 
evaluations:   director evaluates tutor; tutor evaulates tutor; tutor 
evaluates self; and/or "tutee" evaluates tutor?  All of them?  None 
of them? Some of them?  How effective do you see your evaluation 
process?  For that matter, how are we evaluated as directors and 
coordinators?

I'm asking because I'm revamping my evaluation process, which I see 
as less than ideal.  Currently I observe the tutor several times 
throughout the quarter and discuss their tutoring with them 
afterwards.  The criteria for their evaluation is established with non-directive 
principles in mind.  We also have a period of time once per quarter for 
students to evaluate tutors and the Writing Center.

Its not that I don't like the above system, but I think there must be 
more effective ways of evaluation.  So how are we evaluating?

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Clinton Gardner (cgardner@englab.slcc.edu)
Writing Center Instructional Support Coordinator
Salt Lake Community College
Have you visited the SLCC Virtual Writing Center today?
http://www.slcc.edu/wc/
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