Tutors and demonstrators play a key teaching role in the University and are valued members of staff.
At the University of Otago, tutors or demonstrators are normally students who, in the course of the academic year, are employed primarily to teach in an assigned number of tutorials or laboratories. For more information, see the tutor role and the demonstrator role documents, available in the documents panel on the right. Tutors are also employed at some halls of residence (see the hall tutor role).
Training workshops
Throughout the year we offer workshops that focus on various aspects of tutoring and demonstrating, such as tutoring in the residential colleges, group facilitation, teaching one-to-one and assessment and marking.
Early in each semester we offer an Introduction to Tutoring workshop. This has been designed to provide support for anyone who is about to take up a tutor/demonstrator position and introduces participants to roles and responsibilities. It includes some basic teaching skills, an overview of University-wide resources to support teaching, and some possible solutions to common tutoring/demonstrating problems. The session aims to complement departmental and hall induction/training sessions for tutors.
Find out more and register for an upcoming workshop.
Tutor Network Group
Join an email list set up especially for tutors and demonstrators and those interested in tutoring and demonstrating at the University of Otago. This offers a way to contact others and swap ideas, ask questions, give answers, discuss, solve problems, and share resources. http://lists.otago.ac.nz/listinfo/tutor-network-group
For course coordinators and Heads of Department
Information about employing tutors and demonstrators
Want to become a tutor or demonstrator?
You will need to contact your department to ask if they have any positions available.