Personal tutoring: an introduction 2 May

02 May 2019, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm

UCL Arena event image for academic support. A picture of a student talking to a tutor

You will learn about the main purposes of personal tutoring and how to provide effective support in this workshop delivered by the UCL Arena Centre.

Event Information

Open to: UCL staff
Availability: Yes
Organiser: UCL Arena Centre

arena.open@ucl.ac.uk
Location: Arena Room, 10th Floor

1-19 Torrington Place, London

London

WC1E 7HB

United Kingdom

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Thursday 02 May 13:00 - 14:00

UCL Arena Centre are delivering this session, which is open to all personal tutors at UCL.

Personal tutoring is about supporting your students' learning during their time at UCL.

It is organised by your department, and may take slightly different approaches.

This session will cover the main features of personal tutoring at UCL and provide you with practical guidance, support and answer commonly asked questions.

This workshop will:

review the main purposes of a personal tutor
discuss ways you can be an effective personal tutor
provide an opportunity to answer any concerns you may have
look at real scenarios and explore suitable responses and;
introduce resources available to you

After attending this session you will

understand your role as a personal tutor
know where to find resources to support you

Who should attend

New personal tutors will find this session particularly useful.

Presenter Information

This session is delivered by UCL Arena Centre's Director, Dr Sam Smidt (PFHEA).

Sam takes a lead for postgraduate and personal tutoring matters. A particle physicist by background, with many years’ experience in online and distance education at the Open University, Sam has worked on developing and implementing learning and teaching policy. Sam also has several years’ experience working as part of a large consortium developing e-learning platforms and pedagogies in Central Asia.

Are you aiming for an Arena Fellowship?

The learning outcomes of this workshop are mapped to the following dimensions of the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) and UCL's Connected Curriculum:

A1 Design and plan learning activities and/or programmes of study
A2 Teach and/or support learning
A4 Develop effective learning environments and approaches to student support and guidance