THE WIZARDS PROGRAM AT MERCY COLLEGE

Authors

  • Boria Sax

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v7i2.1853

Keywords:

Learner-Centered, Learning Community, Course Wizards

Abstract

Mercy College has encouraged students to take a more active role in their education through the use of online teaching assistants or “course wizards.” The duties of wizards include tutoring students, facilitating discussion, and locating resources, but their most essential function is to model the role of a successful student. Having successfully confronted the challenges of a college environment, they provide peers with the benefits of their experience. The program takes advantage of the special intimacy that students share with their classmates. This article gives an outline of the wizards program, and examines it with respect to several criteria including student satisfaction, learning effectiveness, faculty satisfaction, and the satisfaction of the wizards themselves.

References

Rhodes, F. H. T. The Creation of the Future: The Role of the American University. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 2001.

Sax, B. New Roles for Tutors in an Online Classroom. Journal of College Reading and Learning. 33 (1): 62-67 (Fall 2002).

Palloff, R. M. & Pratt K. Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Moore, J. C. Elements of Quality: The Sloan-C Framework. Needham, MA: Sloan-C, 2001.

Drucker, P. F. Managing in a Time of Great Change. New York: Truman Talley/Dutton, 1995.

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Published

2019-03-19

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2003)

Section

Empirical Studies

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