Personal Tutorials are an important support and personal development process for learners. All too frequently however Learner Satisfaction surveys show that the learners’ experience of such sessions is, not to put too fine a point on it – Boring!!! It does not have to be.
Tutorials should not be seen by staff and learners as a necessary evil to be endured. Learners need the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge that will help them develop as people, which they will not usually get from their vocational or academic learning programme. They are more likely to take these opportunities if the subjects are not dealt with in an interesting manner.
Tutors, often busy with significant teaching commitments lack time to investigate ideas to develop their tutorial delivery practice. This workshop will provide managers with ideas to cascade to tutors in their organisations, which they can easily work with to develop the effectiveness of their tutorial sessions.
For Whom
This intensive and practical 1 day workshop has been designed for managers and other staff who have responsibility for the management of the Tutorial process. The workshop will focus on activities to enhance group tutorials and ideas for improving one to one sessions.
Aims and Objectives
This workshop is designed to help participants design and develop more enjoyable and effective tutorial sessions. By attending Participants’ will understand or better understand:
- how to avoid the pitfalls that lead to boring tutorials
- the opportunities to incorporate the effective use of ICT
- the value of and how to design tutorial sessions around learners’ needs
- the benefits of involving learners in tutorial design
- how to create games and stimulating learning activities for tutorial sessions
Content
The workshop will achieve the above objectives by exploring the following topics.
- Why do some learners find tutorials boring and how do we plan the fun factor.
- In what ways can Information and Communications Technology be used to add new dimensions to tutorial subject matter.
- How to design tutorial sessions around the needs of learners, taking due account of factors such as:
- the available resources,
- learners age, gender, and typical interests
- time and facilities.
- How we can involve learners in the design of tutorial sessions, and the benefits of doing so.
- How we can use, and involve learners in, the development of games and stimulating learning activities, and the benefits of doing so.
Delivery Style
Learning will be facilitated through:
- presentation of examples of good practice
- group and individual problem solving exercises
- practical exercises in game and activity development
- tutor feedback to individuals
- sharing experiences with other participants.
Related Learner Systems Workshops
- Apprentice Recruitment and Initial Assessment - Getting it Right
- Effective Tracking and Review of Learner Progress
- Learner Reviews for Practitioners - Making Reviews More Fun and More Effective
- Personal Tutorials - Making them more fun and more effective
Certificates of Professional Development.
Formal Certificates of Development will be issued, by post, to participants who complete this workshop. These certificates will detail the key learning aims and the face-to-face learning hours undertaken, enabling participants to update their CPD records and logs accordingly. The workshop also allows time, during the day, for participants to reflect on and record their personal learning development and consider how best to apply the knowledge gained on return to work. This element of the programme is designed to maximise the benefits from attending and enable participants to make better review judgments when recording their CPD activities.