During these challenging times it is important to be there for our students and remember the wider support networks across the University that can help you support your students. The following provides guidance for Personal Tutors around referring students to wider University support and also guidance for those Tutors who have more immediate concerns around the mental health and wellbeing of their students….
Video has been an essential part of education for some years now and has proven to be an effective catalyst to stimulate cognitive processing, thinking, reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making. It was the rapid development of the internet and ever-growing bandwidths that made it as universal as it is today in education…
Ensuring maximum student retention and course completion may be one of your biggest concerns when teaching online. Due to your students now studying at home, there are several different factors which may hinder their learning…
Tutoring Matters is UKAT’s series of professional webinars presented by UKAT members and experts in the fields of academic advising and personal tutoring. They are a great resource for helping further your own professional learning and practice around Personal Tutoring…
Lack of meaningful feedback is one of the biggest challenges online learners face. Coupled with this, many students can feel intimidated because of the isolated nature that often comes with online classes. Constructive feedback can transform a student’s learning experience as it encourages them to reflect and deal with criticism…
What is a webinar and how do you go about planning and delivering an effective one, and what are the key differences to web conferencing and webcasts? Webinars are similar to web conferencing in that they are essentially remote, live, virtual seminars, online conferences, or training web meetings with larger groups…
Did you know that Microsoft provide online training classes for Teams? All classes are live and led by instructors whom advise on multiple aspects of using Teams and answer any questions you may have. What topics are covered? 30 minute orientation, Teams introduction for educators and staff in higher education, Online classes and lectures with all your students, Run effective meetings and Working from home…
The Apple Teacher Programme is a free programme that you can use to develop your skills. You can gain ideas on how to utilise Apple products and apps in your teaching. You can also take part in #AppleEDUchat every week to learn, share and connect with a wider community of educators. As a member of the Apple Teacher Programme, you gain access to a range of resources…
It can be useful to use Turnitin as part of your assignment within Blackboard. Using Turnitin can make it easier for you to collate all your student’s assignments, as well as view originality reports…
Did you know that there are a variety of different online courses that you can access to help you move to online teaching? Epigeum are making two of their courses free to access: Teaching Online and Blended Learning…
