Through this listserv, we established a working group that convened in June to develop a formal definition of embedded tutoring. This group was composed of Learning Center Professionals from various institutions, who have varying degrees of embedded tutoring experience and a wide range of course modalities and different tutor staffing models.
We are pleased to share that we now have a formal definition and minimum standards for embedded tutoring. Here is a preview you can utilize until it is published.
Tedesco, R., Chaves, S., Lee, V., Mavrogiannis, S., Silkey, J., Vocal, P., Allen, T., Aming'a, D. K., Anderson, S., Beile, R., Blumberg, D., Brittsan, G., Burkart, G., Caputo, C., Carter, S., Collins, S., Chase, K., Dellasanta, N., Dias, C., Dozier, R., Elliot, T., Emmanuel, K., Eristhee-O’Sullivan, V., Evans, A., Fabrey, C., Fabri, I., Fleenor, H., Frontz, A., Frost, H., Garcia, G., Garrison, S., Garza, R. I., Giblin, J., Glaser, M., Glover, C., Gutierrez, S., Halstead, A., Haurykiewicz, J. A., Hunyadi, E., Hunt, J., Hyslop, B., Jacobson, J., Kendall, L., Khadduri, J., Knapke, C., Lambert, G., Lenehan, A., Moening, L., Mota, M., Negri, L., Nguyen, D., Olinger, B., Parish Ward, C., Pittman, S., Puckett, S., Racchini, A., Ray, S., Reinecke, A., Reyes, S., Rissler, S., Sanchez-Gonzalez, J. A., Schotka, R., Shaffer, C., Shahoian, S., Speas, P., Suggs, S., Tadlock, A., Thomas, D., Tiarks, K., Tome, A., Unsworth, A., Vanbergen, M., Wall, C., Williams, M., Wilson, M., & Witherspoon, W. (2025). Embedded tutoring minimum standards [Unpublished manuscript]. Embedded Tutoring Working Group.
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