Module Descriptors
EFFECTIVE PERSONAL TUTORING
XXXX76793
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Kimberley Mountford
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 6
Independent Study Hours: 144
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Essential
Thomas, L and Hixenbaugh, P (2006) Personal Tutoring in Higher Education, Trentham Books.
Recommended
Yorke, M. and Longden, B. (2004), "Retention and Student Success in Higher Education", SRHE.
Barfield, S and Hixenbaugh, P (2006) "Critical reflections & positive interventions: An electronic casebook on good practice in personal tutoring." The Higher Education Academy - available at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/5147.htm
Disability Legislation: Practical Guidance for Academics, HE Academy and Equality Challenge Unit, 2006.
A range of relevant websites, including the Personal Tutoring website at: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/personaltutoring
Thomas, L and Hixenbaugh, P (2006) Personal Tutoring in Higher Education, Trentham Books.
Recommended
Yorke, M. and Longden, B. (2004), "Retention and Student Success in Higher Education", SRHE.
Barfield, S and Hixenbaugh, P (2006) "Critical reflections & positive interventions: An electronic casebook on good practice in personal tutoring." The Higher Education Academy - available at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/5147.htm
Disability Legislation: Practical Guidance for Academics, HE Academy and Equality Challenge Unit, 2006.
A range of relevant websites, including the Personal Tutoring website at: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/personaltutoring
Module Resources
University library for a range of learning and teaching texts and journals
Internet access enabling access to relevant websites and Blackboard
PebblePAD
Internet access enabling access to relevant websites and Blackboard
PebblePAD
Module Learning Strategies
This module will typically be delivered through:
1. 3 x 2 hour sessions, and a series of e-learning activites. These will include a variety of teaching and learning methods, such as problem based aproaches, presentations from experienced practitioners, participant-led sessions, role play, case studies, discussion boards, and a range of other interactive face-to-face and electronic techniques. There will be a strong emphasis on activity focused learning and participation.
2. Independent study through which participants will be expected to consolidate and build upon their learning from the taught sessions by reading key texts and journal articles and undertaking follow-up tasks and work based self assessments.
3. PebblePAD, which participants will be encourages to access in order to reflect on their engagement with the module.
1. 3 x 2 hour sessions, and a series of e-learning activites. These will include a variety of teaching and learning methods, such as problem based aproaches, presentations from experienced practitioners, participant-led sessions, role play, case studies, discussion boards, and a range of other interactive face-to-face and electronic techniques. There will be a strong emphasis on activity focused learning and participation.
2. Independent study through which participants will be expected to consolidate and build upon their learning from the taught sessions by reading key texts and journal articles and undertaking follow-up tasks and work based self assessments.
3. PebblePAD, which participants will be encourages to access in order to reflect on their engagement with the module.
Module Indicative Content
This module aims to enable members of staff to explore institutional, departmental and own models of personal tutoring, and to investigate the processes which contribute to effective support and guidance for students. After an initial review of the contemporary context of personal tutoring and the models which have emerged from this context, participants will explore personal tutoring processes through discussion with practitioners and on-going critical reflection on their own developing practice. There will be a particular focus on personal tutoring in the context of equality, student retention and widening participation, including the opportunity to discuss the needs of diverse students with specialist practitioners. Participants will also have the opportunity to explore and reflect on the effectiveness of a range of resources and initiatives which have been developed to support personal tutoring.
Module Additional Assessment Details
The assessment for this module is a 3000 word assignment. Participants will be asked to critically analyse and evaluate own and departmental approach to personal tutoring with reference to relevant theory / scholarship, the contemporary context of post compulsory education, departmental and institutional models of personal tutoring, needs of diverse students, and a personal tutoring critical incident log derived from experiences as a tutor and tutee. Based on this analysis, participants will create a set of proposals for the development of personal tutoring in own department, and reflect on strategies to improve own approach (Learning Outcomes - Knowledge & Understanding; Analysis; Application; Reflection).