Using Smart Phones for

Smarter TutoringDr. Troy Hicks

Central Michigan University

About Me• Formerly, Writing Center Tutor

• Currently, Associate Professor of English at Central Michigan University

• Site Director, Chippewa River Writing Project

• And, yes, father of six!

“The fact that we (and our students) are now able to

hold a device in our pockets that allows us to

read and annotate an original text, stream (on demand) multiple film

adaptations of the text, look at the SparkNotes about the text, and find essays about the text from online paper mills—all at the flick of a finger—is

significant.”

“Or, at least, it feels significant.”

Hicks, Young, Kajder, and HuntEnglish Journal 101.3 (2012): 68–74

My Beliefs as a Tutor

• Collaboration

• Listening

• Encouragement

• Directness

• Teaching the student, not the assignment

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The ABC(DE)s for Smarter Tutoring• Annotate

• Build

• Connect

• Discover

• Explain

Evernote, Diigo

Tumblr, typewith.me

Dropbox, InClass

Currents, Flipboard, Zite

Screenchomp, Educreations

Use the Apps You Have

• Reminders

• Calculator

• Camera

• iTunes U

• Voice Recorder

• Maps

Annotate

Build

Connect

Discover

Explain

What can you annotate?

How can you build?

Who can you connect?

What can you discover?

How can you explain?

Who will you teach?

Dr. Troy Hicks

@hickstro

hickstro@gmail.com