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Tutoring Matters  The UKAT webinar series

 

Happy New Year to you!  UKAT are excited to announce the January to July 2019 schedule for our new FREE webinar series ‘Tutoring Matters’.  The monthly webinars are designed to support all those engaged with personal tutoring and advising, whether that be as a practitioner, leader or related support role. They will also act as key professional development for those undertaking tutoring and advising roles. Facilitated by various key professionals associated with UKAT and collaborative in nature, the webinars will cover important issues for academic advising.  Further information and an overview of the programme can be found at https://www.ukat.uk/professional-development/webinars/current/  The links under the ‘Details ‘column will give you more information on individual sessions and enable you to book on via Eventbrite (for session 2 onwards, booking will go live approximately a month before the session is due to take place).    Session Date / time Title   Facilitator Details 1 17.01.19 2.00-3.30pm The UKAT Research Mentoring Programme Emily McIntosh Wendy Troxel https://www.ukat.uk/webinars/1 2 21.02.19 2.00-3.30pm Research showcase - Knowing you: Learning Analytics, the Johari Window and Personal Tutoring Ricky Lowes https://www.ukat.uk/webinars/2 3 21.03.19 2.00-3.30pm Research showcase - “How can I be an effective personal tutor and what is out there to help me do this?”  A qualitative study into staff perceptions of their personal tutor role and the influence of key resources   Ben Walker Alison Raby https://www.ukat.uk/webinars/3 4 04.04.19 2.00-3.30pm   Using solution-focused coaching with students   Dave Lochtie Ben Walker https://www.ukat.uk/webinars/4 5 16.05.19 2.00-3.30pm   Institutional infrastructure Emily McIntosh https://www.ukat.uk/webinars/5 6 20.06.19 2.00-3.30pm   Using analytics Samantha Ahern https://www.ukat.uk/webinars/6 7 18.07.19 2.00-3.30pm Setting up a PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) scheme to enhance the student experience   Clair Zawada https://www.ukat.uk/webinars/7   We’ll be announcing the rest of the year’s programme at the UKAT conference which takes place on the 11th and 12th April 2018 at the University of Plymouth.  If you would like to facilitate a webinar, please get in touch.  We are also open to suggestions from members about topics they would like to see covered.  To make a suggestion, or for any other queries regarding the webinars, please email profdev-committe@ukat.uk or [log in to unmask]   Reminder Tutoring Matters 1 The UKAT Research Committee Webinar Thursday 17 January 2019  2.00-3.30pm   The first UKAT Research Webinar will take place on Thursday 17th January 2019 from 2-3.30pm GMT.  We would like as many UKAT members and their colleagues to join us as we discuss how to ensure that tutoring and advising practice is evidence-informed.  Whether you have engaged in the scholarship of advising and tutoring before or are a complete newcomer and want to find out about what’s been published in the tutoring space and the projects we are supporting, please do sign up.  You will have the opportunity to hear from participants in the UKAT research mentoring programme, about the work NACADA (The Global Community for Academic Advising) and to discuss the “gaps” in the literature and what we can do to address them.  To book a place on this webinar please use the following Eventbrite link.  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ukat-research-committee-webinar-tickets-52962436072

 

(Sent on behalf of Ben Walker - UKAT Professional Development Committee; ‘Tutoring Matters’ coordinator)

Kind regards,

Dave Lochtie

U.K. Advising and Tutoring, Chair of Professional Development

University of Derby Union of Students, Student Voice & Development Manager

Recent Publication:

Lochtie, D., McIntosh, E., Stork, A. and Walker B.W. (2018) Effective Personal Tutoring in Higher Education. Foreword by Professor Liz Thomas. Northwich: Critical Publishing. Available here.

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