UB Honors

Methods of Inquiry Peer Mentor

Posted by Nigel Marriner on April 2, 2008 in Tutoring, Blogroll

Methods of Inquiry (MOI) is a critical thinking program designed and offered at UB.  Blending insights from cognitive psychology and philosophy, the course offers students concrete ways to approach their studies by becoming actively involved in their own learning processes. Students who take this course apply what they learn in lecture to their other courses. MOI is a 3 credit course where each week students meet twice in traditional 50 minute lectures and once in a 30 minute 1-on-1 session with a peer monitor. A sample syllabus can be found at http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/cap/moi/ Monitors are assigned to approximately 10 students and meet with each of them weekly. Monitors are NOT tutors, so they do NOT re-teach course material. Instead, they work cooperatively with students to determine if assignments meet the required criteria. This is a demanding, but rewarding, position that requires well-developed interpersonal skills. Monitors work approximately 9 hours per week at a salary of $7.15 per hour.
As a monitor each week you would:

• meet up to 10 students individually for 30 minutes
• meet with other monitors and your TA for an hour to discuss MOI theory and its application
• attend the class lectures (two) to which you are assigned
• meet with your TA for 30 minutes every other week to review paperwork
• engage in a half hour of preparation.

If you are interested in becoming a monitor, please fill out the following application and return it to the MOI Office in B30 Lockwood Library where you can also sign up for an interview. Interviews take place the weeks of April 23^rd and April 30^th.  Any further questions can be directed to Dr. Kelly Ahuna at 645-3448 or kha@buffalo.edu.

Click here to open the application for the Methods of Inquiry monitor position: honors-memo-moi.pdf

***This would count as an Honors Experience: Undergraduate supervised teaching ***