The Student as Tutorial Designer

 Tutorial design is a great way for students for students to master an idea or topic and to teach their peers a subject that they are confident in. 

I think lessons in ELA, math, or science can be taught using tutorial design. In every class, there are students who understand or have mastery of different topics. In ELA, students can create a video of themselves discussing different pieces of the book. This could be a cause and effect explanation, a character comparison, etc. In math, students can teach their peers how to use certain equations. In doing this, students can work at the same pace as the student teaching and understand how to use the equation correctly. Science could be used in the same aspect. Students can perform a class experiment and show how they did it and how they got the sought for results. This can help the students in the same way by helping them understand the material better. 

In relation to Daniel Pink's analysis of purpose, I think giving students a job to teach a subject or a portion of the lesson will not only help them to ensure they are fully understanding the material, but it will also make them feel as though they have a purpose and need to teach the material correctly so their peers do not fall behind. They would be motivated by intrinsic motivation to do something and feel good after they taught the lesson. 

Students who create the tutorial will also benefit because they will gather a deeper understanding of the topic they are teaching to the students. In some cases, they may have to research further into the topic and make notes of new ideas they learned. If the topic is tested, they will be able to elaborate more on the topic and understand it. Students also may be motivated to teach their peers correctly, in which case they would need to have a mastery of the material.