Three Richmond Regional High School (RRHS) students received training from Literacy in Action (LIA) on Wednesday to become Computer Tutors to help their community members acquire basic computer skills. The three volunteer tutors, all in their first year of high school, participated in a lunchtime training workshop given by LIA trainer, Etienne Domingue. “Basically they were taught how to make contact with a learner,” Domingue explained. “They learned how to establish goals and break them down into digestible pieces to facilitate learning.” The trainer explained that LIA uses a learner-centered approach in its tutoring, meaning that each person seeking support comes with their own challenges or concepts they want to get better at. As a result, the volunteer tutors need to be given tools to make them better teachers, rather than specific information about different aspects of computers. “These are not formal classes on typing,” Domingue said, explaining that past participants have come looking to master programs like Skype or platforms like Facebook. “People want to learn how to function on the Internet. See full story in the Friday, March 30th edition of The Record.
Richmond Regional High School students trained as community computer tutors
By Gordon Lambie
