Are you interested in strengthening your teaching, presentation, and leadership skills? The Tutoring Program is looking for students like you who are passionate about teaching and learning and helping others achieve their academic goals. Prior tutoring or TA experience is not required.

Academic group tutors are trained undergraduates who support student learning and development. Group tutors meet weekly with a small group of students (~6) to review key lecture topics, foster critical thinking through peer-to-peer dialogue, and develop students' problem-solving skills and learning strategies.

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Writing Associates are current graduate students who facilitate virtual and in-person one-on-one meetings with writers from various disciplines and at various academic levels (including pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate students as well as alumni and staff) during 50-minute pre-scheduled appointments. In addition to supporting writers at Brown, the Writing Associates program is designed to help associates develop their writing pedagogy and enhance their teaching portfolio.

Writing Associates work one or two 3-hour shifts per week, and commit to attending one professional development meeting per month. Additionally, associates can opt to design and facilitate writing-related workshops for courses at Brown. 

Writing Associates are trained in evidence-based inclusive and anti-racist writing pedagogies. No prior experience with these pedagogies is required, but applicants should demonstrate a willingness to learn and apply these pedagogies to their tutoring praxis. Successful associates are also learner-centered and reflective of their own writing and language-learning process.

Writing Fellows are trained peer tutors who support other Brown students to improve their ability to communicate in writing. Coming from all academic disciplines, Writing Fellows learn inclusive, equitable, and anti-racist approaches to peer tutoring. In their first semester, Writing Fellows complete the course ENG1190M: The Theory and Practice of Writing.  After their training, they are assigned to courses and work twice with up to 9 students or three times with up to 6 students on up to 100 pages of writing over the course of a semester, each time receiving paper drafts, reading and responding, and meeting individually with writers to discuss revision plans. Students interested in becoming a Writing Fellow must first complete ENGL 1190M: The Teaching and Practice of Writing. Toward the end of the Fall semester, students who successfully complete the course will have the opportunity to apply to become Writing Fellows for the following semester and beyond.

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The Sheridan Center invites applications for a yearlong position beginning the Spring of 2022 as a Problem Solving Fellow (PSF) who will support the Associate Director for Undergraduate STEM Development. This position is for students who are dedicated to continually developing their pedagogical and problem solving skills in order to improve the experiences of undergraduate students at Brown.

PSFs will be able to:

• Design effective problems
• Collaborate with faculty members and students about problem solving
• Provide feedback to peers about their teaching and problem solving
• Investigate and report on problem solving learning and teaching at Brown
• Inclusively lead and develop students’ teaching and problem solving
• Perform class observations

This position is a stipended position of $1,475 per term.

Students who have completed the course UNIV 1110: The Theory and Practice of Problem Solving with a satisfactory grade are eligible to apply and has at least one term of experience as a UTA or an equivalent position as a peer educator (e.g. tutor, peer mentor for the New Scientist program, etc.).

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Digital Learning Assistants (DLAs) are current undergraduate and graduate students employed to support the development of digital content for residential, online, and hybrid learning experiences.

DLAs collaborate with learning designers, technologists, and digital media experts as we partner with instructors to create engaging learning experiences aimed at fostering innovative teaching at Brown. These student employees participate in a diverse range of tasks in support of course development, allowing students to acquire skills and experience in the fundamentals of learning technology, learning design, and the production and application of educational media. While having an interest in digital learning technologies is important, we will provide training to ensure students become proficient in our specific tools, processes, and methodology.

Our typical hiring cycle occurs at the end of the spring term for a fall start and at the end of the fall term for a spring start. We generally employ between 2-4 students per semester, and these positions tend to fill quickly. If you are interested in applying, please search for "Digital Learning Assistant" in the Workday student jobs portal to check for available openings.

Sheridan Learning Ambassadors are current undergraduate students who serve as the first point of contact for the Sheridan Center on the 3rd floor of the Sciences Library. The spaces on this floor serve to promote small-group, active learning and engagement with peers and instructors. During shifts, Ambassadors help students navigate various study spaces, maintain study rooms, and promote a welcoming environment for deep learning. Sheridan Learning Ambassadors also support Sheridan projects around the assessment and evaluation of student learning and curricula at Brown. 

Ambassador positions are posted to Workday in August with hiring decisions made before the end of shopping period in September. Sometimes, additional Ambassadors are hired at the end of January.