Being an Academic Tutor

Being an Academic Tutor

Book a place here. This workshop is for all current Academic Tutors, and anyone who is likely to take on an Academic Tutor role in the near future. The workshop, led by Directors of Academic Tutoring along with staff from the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) and the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project, will explore the role of an Academic Tutor in practice, and the skills required to promote dialogic learning and to help you support your tutees to be successful at university and beyond. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share examples of good practice in academic tutoring, and the session will also provide a comprehensive overview of the new Student Progress Dashboard and how to make best use of this tool in student meetings to support tutees’ academic development. This session aligns with A2, A3, A4, K3,V1, V2 and V3 of the UKPSF....
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Being an Academic Tutor

Being an Academic Tutor

Book a place here. This workshop is for all current Academic Tutors, and anyone who is likely to take on an Academic Tutor role in the near future. The workshop, led by Directors of Academic Tutoring along with staff from the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) and the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project, will explore the role of an Academic Tutor in practice, and the skills required to promote dialogic learning and to help you support your tutees to be successful at university and beyond. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share examples of good practice in academic tutoring, and the session will also provide a comprehensive overview of the new Student Progress Dashboard and how to make best use of this tool in student meetings to support tutees’ academic development. This session aligns with A2, A3, A4, K3,V1, V2 and V3 of the UKPSF....
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Being an Academic Tutor

Being an Academic Tutor

Book a place here. This workshop is for all current Academic Tutors, and anyone who is likely to take on an Academic Tutor role in the near future. The workshop, led by Directors of Academic Tutoring along with staff from the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) and the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project, will explore the role of an Academic Tutor in practice, and the skills required to promote dialogic learning and to help you support your tutees to be successful at university and beyond. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share examples of good practice in academic tutoring, and the session will also provide a comprehensive overview of the new Student Progress Dashboard and how to make best use of this tool in student meetings to support tutees’ academic development. This session aligns with A2, A3, A4, K3,V1, V2 and V3 of the UKPSF....
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Being an Academic Tutor

Being an Academic Tutor

Book a place here. This workshop is for all current Academic Tutors, and anyone who is likely to take on an Academic Tutor role in the near future. The workshop, led by Directors of Academic Tutoring along with staff from the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) and the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project, will explore the role of an Academic Tutor in practice, and the skills required to promote dialogic learning and to help you support your tutees to be successful at university and beyond. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share examples of good practice in academic tutoring, and the session will also provide a comprehensive overview of the new Student Progress Dashboard and how to make best use of this tool in student meetings to support tutees’ academic development. This session aligns with A2, A3, A4, K3,V1, V2 and V3 of the UKPSF....
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Being an Academic Tutor

Being an Academic Tutor

Book a place here. This workshop is for all current Academic Tutors, and anyone who is likely to take on an Academic Tutor role in the near future. The workshop, led by Directors of Academic Tutoring along with staff from the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) and the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project, will explore the role of an Academic Tutor in practice, and the skills required to promote dialogic learning and to help you support your tutees to be successful at university and beyond. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share examples of good practice in academic tutoring, and the session will also provide a comprehensive overview of the new Student Progress Dashboard and how to make best use of this tool in student meetings to support tutees’ academic development. This session aligns with A2, A3, A4, K3,V1, V2 and V3 of the UKPSF....
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Being an Academic Tutor

Being an Academic Tutor

Book a place here. This workshop is for all current Academic Tutors, and anyone who is likely to take on an Academic Tutor role in the near future. The workshop, led by Directors of Academic Tutoring along with staff from the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) and the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project, will explore the role of an Academic Tutor in practice, and the skills required to promote dialogic learning and to help you support your tutees to be successful at university and beyond. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share examples of good practice in academic tutoring, and the session will also provide a comprehensive overview of the new Student Progress Dashboard and how to make best use of this tool in student meetings to support tutees’ academic development. This session aligns with A2, A3, A4, K3,V1, V2 and V3 of the UKPSF....
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Supporting Students with Mental Health Difficulties

Supporting Students with Mental Health Difficulties

Book your place here. This session will give practical guidance on how to identify and support students with mental health difficulties. Staff will learn to identify signs of students who may be experiencing mental health problems, and learn some strategies to respond appropriately to support them e.g. signposting to support available, and general resources. Attendees are invited to bring examples from within their own experience (without names to protect confidentiality). This session aligns with A4 of the UKPSF....
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Supporting Disabled Students’ Success through Inclusive Teaching

Supporting Disabled Students’ Success through Inclusive Teaching

Book your place here. This session is for any teaching staff (including TAs) who currently have limited experience of supporting disabled students. This session will introduce and discuss the range of disabled students we have, their needs in teaching and learning, and how to make your teaching and assessment more inclusive. All those who teach and/or advise colleagues about teaching are welcome (including, eg, SDTLS and Teaching Assistants). This session aligns with A1-A4, K2-K4, K6 and V1-V2 of the UKPSF....
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Are Our Undergraduates Prepared for University? Supporting Students through the Transition to HE

Are Our Undergraduates Prepared for University? Supporting Students through the Transition to HE

Book your place here. This session is for academic teaching staff and others who work with 1st year undergraduates, especially Academic Tutors. We will explore reported concerns around lack of preparedness for the transition to university study, and discuss ways of mitigating this and supporting students through their first year studies. The session will include opportunities to plan activities for your students, and will discuss feedback from students collected while preparing and delivering the Study Smart pre-entry online course. (For more on Study Smart, please see http://libguides.reading.ac.uk/studysmart. This session aligns with A2, A4, K2-K5 and V1-V4 of the UKPSF....
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