Effective Personal Tutoring in Higher Education.

Cover -- Half-title -- Endorsement -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Meet the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- References -- 1 What is a personal tutor? -- Chapter aims -- The role of personal tutoring within the modern academic profession -- How effective personal tutoring principles link to effective teaching -- Definitions of the personal tutor -- Personal tutoring and coaching: definitions and history of the terms -- The relationship between personal tutoring and coaching -- Discussion -- Models to further understand the personal tutor role -- Student support: organisational models -- Why is it important to know about models? -- How were the models established and how have they evolved? -- How might the models be applied? -- Summary -- References -- 2 Core values and skills of the personal tutor -- Chapter aims -- Introduction -- Section 1: What are the core values of the effective personal tutor? -- What is a core value and how do I know what mine are? -- How to develop the personal tutor core values -- Discussion -- Individual and shared core values -- Discussion -- Section 2: What are the core skills of the effective personal tutor? -- What is a core skill? -- Different categories of personal tutor core skills -- Hard and soft skills -- How to develop the personal tutor core skills -- 1. Building genuine rapport -- 2. Decision-making and problem-solving -- Summary -- Personal tutor self-assessment system -- What it is for -- How to use it -- References -- 3 Setting boundaries -- Chapter aims -- Introduction -- What are boundaries? -- Expertise and referral boundaries -- Clear and effective referral -- Temporal (time) boundaries -- Boundaries with academic peers -- Independence and engagement boundaries -- Student peer boundaries -- The difficulty of letting go and when to do it.

Discussion -- Discussion -- Expertise and referral -- Temporal (time) -- Independence and engagement -- Summary -- Personal tutor self-assessment system -- References -- 4 Key activities: identifying and supporting student populations -- Chapter aims -- Introduction -- What is the purpose of the personal tutor key activities? -- The tracking and monitoring of students -- What do we mean by non-traditional, vulnerable, disadvantaged and at risk students? -- What characteristics might mean a student is at risk or vulnerable? -- Tailored support or student profiling? -- The tools to keep your students on track to succeed -- Feedback to the student -- How risk is assigned to a student -- Discussion -- At risk meetings -- Discussion -- Tools to re-engage students -- The case for a positive approach to re-engagement -- Working with students who have additional support needs -- Discussion -- Safeguarding -- Dashboards and learning/engagement analytics -- Good practice tips when using dashboards and learning/engagement analytics -- Summary -- Personal tutor self-assessment system -- References -- 5 Key activities: effectively supporting all stages of the student lifecycle -- Chapter aims -- Introduction -- Transitioning to university life -- Effective transitional support -- The social dimension -- The role of the tutor in transition -- Key tutoring activities -- One-to-ones with students -- Dos and don'ts for one-to-ones -- A final thought on one-to-ones -- Group tutorial planning and teaching -- Discussion -- Group tutorial contextualisation -- Differentiation -- Course suspension or change -- Discussion -- Internal progression -- External progression -- A curriculum for tutorials -- Summary -- Personal tutor self-assessment system -- References -- 6 Using solution-focused coaching with students -- Chapter aims -- Introduction.

What is solution-focused coaching? -- Key characteristics of using solution-focused coaching with students -- Reframing -- Helping students to notice -- Discussion -- Solution talk and problem talk -- The OSKAR framework -- Scaling -- Using OSKAR in practice -- Discussion -- Summary -- Personal tutor self-assessment system -- References -- 7 Reflective practice and professional development -- Chapter aims -- What do we mean by reflection and reflective practice? -- Reflective practice and the personal tutor role -- Models of reflective practice -- The Experiential Learning Cycle: David Kolb -- Concrete experience -- Reflective observation -- Abstract conceptualisation -- Active experimentation -- The Reflective Cycle: Graham Gibbs -- Model of Structured Reflection: Chris Johns -- Johns' Model of Structured Reflection (1995): adapted -- Four critically reflective lenses: Stephen Brookfield -- Reflective scenarios -- Scenario 1: group tutorial -- Group tutorial potential reflection considerations -- Scenario 2 -- Scenario 3 -- Discussion -- Scenario 2: reflection considerations -- Scenario 3: reflection considerations -- Professional development -- Peer observation -- Personal tutor training -- Personal tutor networks -- Tutoring and advising networks -- Summary -- Personal tutor self-assessment system -- References -- 8 Measuring impact -- Chapter aims -- Introduction -- What do we mean by impact and measuring impact? -- What can be measured in relation to personal tutoring and how can it be done? -- Discussion -- Qualitative and quantitative measures -- Why measure impact? -- Measuring the impact of the personal tutor at individual and institutional levels -- Discussion -- How you measure impact -- Personal tutor impact measures -- Discussion -- The importance of comparison and timescale -- Using the National Occupational Standards.

Being constructively critical of measuring impact -- Acknowledging other factors that influence student performance -- Discussion -- Correlation and causation -- Summary -- Personal tutor self-assessment system -- References -- 9 What next? -- Chapter aims -- Introduction -- Why retain the information in this book? -- How to retain the information in this book -- The importance of self-assessment -- The bigger picture -- Institutional self-assessment -- Summary -- Personal tutor self-assessment system -- References -- Index.

An essential text for all academics within higher education (HE) who have a personal tutoring role.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.