Projects | Tiffany-Anne Elliott

Projects

Embedded Tutoring

In 2020, I designed the LLCC writing center’s model for embedded tutoring and helped the center launch a pilot of that program in 2021. Because of the level of success the initial assessment revealed, I was asked to expand this program to a broader embedded support initiative through the college's Center for Academic Success. I was first introduced to the embedded tutoring model in 2008 as an instructor for the English Department at UIS. Based on this experience, I began intensely researching embedded tutoring and designing the model used at LLCC.

What Is Embedded Tutoring?

Embedded tutoring is a form of course-embedded academic support where a staff member such as a peer tutor, part- or full-time degreed professional, or in some cases a tenure- or non-tenure-track faculty member from an academic support service (e.g. math or writing center, learning center, library, etc.) regularly attends a section of a course that has been designed around active learning pedagogy, providing tutoring (i.e. one-on-one or small group instruction) and other academic support during class time.

Embedded Tutoring Resources

Join the shared Google Drive folder on Embedded Tutoring Resources to access bibliographies, examples of program descriptions, training materials, and assessment tools; share and exchange materials and ideas; and connect with others interested in embedded tutoring.

Training Resources: Currently, I am conducting research for my dissertation related to adoption of open-access training modules for embedded tutoring.

Embedded Tutoring Community

The Embedded Tutoring Work Group, facilitated by Dr. Rebecca Tedesco, formed in 2025 to establish a defintion and minimum standards for the embedded tutoring model of academic support. Review their work on the Embedded Tutoring Information Site.

Tutor Training

As the coordinator of a CRLA Level 1 certified peer tutoring program, I designed training materials that aligned with the College Reading and Learning Association's guidelines for effective tutor training. Because half of my tutors' training was conducted asynchronously online via the college's LMS, all lessons and training activities also met the Quality Matters standards for online learning. Join the shared Google Drive folder Tutor Training Resource Library to find and share great ideas for training your tutors.

Adjunct Support Program

As a long-time adjunct instructor, supporting our adjunct faculty is my part-time, unpaid passion. I volunteered as a mentor for new adjunct faculty, and designing a framework for adjunct support services that would include a director of adjunct services devoted to recruitment, professional development, and mentorship; a comprehensive adjunct faculty onboarding process; and an online resource center where adjunct faculty could find important information and contacts, connect with their department liaison and other adjunct faculty, and learn about opportunities to be involved in campus teams and events.