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Thanks for the responses, ideas and enthusiasm - being a flash in the pan ideas person I probably got carried away (mentioning an online book!!) and I need to give it more thought (with your help). I guess I was thinking of slightly off-beat tips - not the standard (which of course are helpful) that are available at the click of a mouse. Ideas that make you say to yourself 'I'd never have thought of that!' - here is my example, which might explain where I am coming from: A female student with Asperger's came to see me as she was struggling to interact with her peers and didn't know how to start a conversation. I suggested talking about the lesson, subject, or the homework as everyone would have something to say about them. A week later she returned and said she had figured something out that she had never understood before - that people don't dash off as quickly as they could after a lesson, they gather their stuff together and talk and get to know each other. She had always rushed to the next lesson, to make sure she was there on time and missed out on that valuable interaction time after the lesson. She said she was now going to take her time and try to chat. I found that a very illuminating example and I use it all the time - it was this kind of tip/advice/example I was after. So, the number of suggestions might not be huge, but they could be instructive and incredibly helpful. Another practical example - the same student found it impossible to approach her teachers to arrange her parent/teacher appointments (I work in an FE college), so when the evening came her parents turned up but no appointments had been booked. I now suggest to tutors that they help students organise things like this (if necessary) and this week the tutor and parents have been in touch in order to sort out the times for the next event. It is not rocket science - it is simple stuff that can make a huge difference. I hope that makes sense? Regards, Paul -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Conway Sent: 01 December 2014 20:51 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Tips and good practice - a gigantic collaboration I would recommend for this topic you look through some of the articles in NADP's peer reviewed journal as I know there are some articles ....... http://nadp-uk.org/nadp-resources/Journal/ with regards John Dr John Conway Principal Lecturer in Soil Science Director of Research Programme Manager, MSc International Rural Development Programme Manager, MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Disability Officer Royal Agricultural University Cirencester, Glos. GL7 6JS, UK 01285 652531 ________________________________ From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Paul Smyth [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 01 December 2014 16:56 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Tips and good practice - a gigantic collaboration Hello everyone Last week I attended a training session and afterwards teachers and staff began to discuss the session and offer their own views/good practice and I felt I learned even more. It got me thinking about how sometimes a fellow JISCmailer will ask if anyone has some good tips for e.g. teaching a student with Asperger's Syndrome. And, sometimes a document will be shared and at other times there is no response (although of course this might be due to the fact the advice is being shared the two parties or that people are just too busy to respond). When no one responds, I often wonder if some people are a little reluctant to share a document they have slaved over and perfected over the years (I confess I have been guilty of this, for a few minutes anyway)? I feel that this reaction is natural, and there might also be a little part of me that thinks my document isn't worth sending as there is probably better advice out there. I am sure others must have felt this way - so I thought each month we could pick a topic, let's say Asperger's Syndrome - practical tips for teachers - and ask everyone to submit their best tip (with an example of how it worked/helped?). Imagine the expertise out there? The great practice that is happening? We could all benefit from it and in turn so could our teachers and students. I am happy to compile the finished document (that would be unique, not a copied and pasted version from the Internet - not that any of you do that)and send it out to all. We could publish a JISCmail online book of tips/advice....sorry getting carried away now. I would be interested in your thoughts. 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