Dismantling Barriers to Student Participation

Dismantling Barriers to Student Participation

Book a place here. This session is for all staff who interact with students in any capacity. It will explore how students’ experiences of university may be affected by their personal background. Particular attention will be given to those characteristics protected in the Equality Act 2010 (including age, nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability) and monitored in the University of Reading’s annual Access Agreement (including educational background and household income). Through interactive activities, participants will be equipped to: • Reflect on our individual and institutional expectations of students. • Recognise the ways in which our practices might exclude or disadvantage certain students. • Take local action towards making the University of Reading a more equitable and inclusive environment in which to study, work and live. This session aligns with A2, A4, A5, V1, V2 and V4 of the UKPSF....
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T&L Showcase: Supporting Student Learning Outside the Classroom

T&L Showcase: Supporting Student Learning Outside the Classroom

No need to book - just turn up! This showcase will be of interest to any staff involved in teaching students, including Programme Directors and Module Convenors. In the session, colleagues from across the university will share their ideas and experiences of supporting student learning outside of taught classes, through initiatives such as Peer Assisted Learning as well as through tools and techniques they have developed within their own modules. There will be time within the session for a discussion around the topic, and for other colleagues to share their own experiences. The event will be held in Harry Nursten 234....
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ASD/Asperger Syndrome – Learning from Experience

ASD/Asperger Syndrome – Learning from Experience

Book your place here. This session offers a chance to find out more about Autistic Spectrum Disorder/Asperger, the types of support available for students and classroom strategies which have proved helpful for students. The session is led by a clinical psychologist who specialises in ASD/Asperger. This session aligns with A2, A4, K3, V1 & V2 of the UKPSF....
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Scaffolding Academic Literacy Development: The challenges students face and what you can do to help

Scaffolding Academic Literacy Development: The challenges students face and what you can do to help

Book your place here. This session is aimed at anybody involved in teaching at the university. The first part of this session will focus on what it means to be ‘literate’ in an academic context and why many students - particularly students from international or non-traditional backgrounds - initially struggle with understanding and mastering the literacy expectations of their discipline and degree programme. In the second part of the session, we will explore practical approaches to scaffolding and accelerating students’ academic literacy development. This session aligns with A1, A2, K2, K3, V1 and V2 of the UKPSF....
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T&L Essentials: Student Support & Engagement 1 (Support)

T&L Essentials: Student Support & Engagement 1 (Support)

Book a place here. This is the first of two sessions on T&L Policy: Student Support And Engagement - with a focus on student and staff support. It is an introduction/refresher for School or Departmental DTLs, SDATs/DDATs , programme directors, staff involved in managing students within the new Student Support Centres and any other school/departmental administrators. It provides an overview of university support in terms of personal and senior tutors, disability support, and student support services. This session aligns with K6 of the UKPSF....
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Inclusive Teaching Strategies

Inclusive Teaching Strategies

Book your place here. This session is for colleagues who are involved in teaching and/or supporting students. All students are entitled to a high quality learning experience that enables them to participate and to achieve their potential. Ensuring that all students receive this entitlement involves anticipating barriers to learning and identifying strategies for removing them. This session focuses on inclusive practice in terms of the methods, approaches and strategies we use in teaching/supporting students. It will provide opportunities for: • reflecting on the implications of increased diversity for pedagogic practice; • evaluating models/approaches to inclusive practice; • developing strategies for making your practice more inclusive The session aligns with the following dimensions of the UKPSF: Areas of Activity: A1, A2, A3, A4; Core Knowledge: K3; Professional Values: V1, V2...
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Supporting Your Tutees With Their Career And Professional Development

Supporting Your Tutees With Their Career And Professional Development

Book your place here. This session is designed to help Academic Tutors have more information and tools at their disposal in helping tutees manage career and employability skills questions. Session Content will include: what to do and when, insights into services and support offered by the Careers Centre and when to refer to the Career Centre.  There will also be time to answer any queries Tutors might have.   The session will be run by Kevin Thompson who is a Careers Consultant with the University Careers Centre....
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Helping Your Students Use Their Feedback: Insights From Central Services

Helping Your Students Use Their Feedback: Insights From Central Services

Book your place here. This session is primarily aimed at academic staff who teach students and provide them with feedback. It would also be helpful for staff such as programme directors, Support centre administrators and others who are contacted by students about their feedback, as it will look at ways in which they could help students use their feedback effectively.   Working in central support services (Study Advice and Student Wellbeing Services) gives us unique insights into how students regard their feedback. As we are not the ones marking their work, they can be candid with us when they don’t quite understand the comments or interpret them in ways that cause them worry and stress. Therefore, we can provide the student perspective: how they interpret the feedback which often is what causes them stress and prevents them from using the information provided to learn and make progress. We can also give advice to staff on how best to provide feedback, phrases to use that...
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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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