500 Tips for Tutors, 2nd edition (500 Tips)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface to the second edition......Page 8
1 Helping students to prepare to start learning......Page 11
2 Helping students to explore how they learn best......Page 13
3 Helping students to develop time management skills......Page 16
4 Helping students to develop task management skills......Page 18
5 Helping students to identify the questions they need to answer......Page 20
6 Helping students to read more actively......Page 22
7 Helping students to get their heads round what they’ve learned......Page 24
8 Organising your studies a checklist for students......Page 26
9 Finding out what students already know......Page 29
10 Helping students to make sense of the learning programme......Page 31
11 Getting to know you......Page 34
12 Helping students to get the most from tutorials......Page 37
13 Helping students to benefit from seminars......Page 39
14 Helping students to make the most of small group sessions......Page 41
15 Helping students to make the most of each other......Page 43
16 Helping students to learn from each other......Page 45
17 Helping students to find and use mentors......Page 47
18 Being an expert witness......Page 49
19 Helping students to make the most of your lectures......Page 53
20 How not to lecture......Page 56
21 What not to do with PowerPoint......Page 59
22 Making the most of the overhead projector......Page 62
23 Compensating for other people’s bad teaching......Page 64
24 Helping students to make notes  not just take notes......Page 66
25 Helping students to write essays......Page 69
26 Helping students to write reports......Page 71
27 Helping students to learn in laboratories......Page 73
28 Helping students to plan their projects......Page 75
29 Getting feedback from your students......Page 78
30 Designing learning resources......Page 81
31 Helping students to use resource based learning materials......Page 83
32 Using moving images to help learning......Page 85
33 Helping students to learn online......Page 87
34 Helping students to use the library or learning resource centre......Page 89
35 Helping students to learn from handouts......Page 92
36 Helping students to see the big picture......Page 96
37 Helping students to set their sights high......Page 98
38 Giving students written feedback......Page 101
39 Giving face to face feedback to students......Page 104
40 Helping students into peer assessment......Page 106
41 Helping students into self assessment......Page 109
42 Starting up self assessment student dialogues......Page 112
43 Helping students to negotiate learning agreements......Page 114
44 Helping students to revise productively......Page 116
45 Helping students to pass exams......Page 118
46 What do exams really measure A discussion checklist......Page 120
47 Helping students to get ready for vivas......Page 122
48 Helping students to cope with being away from home......Page 125
49 Helping students to cope with stress......Page 127
50 Helping students to recover from two weeks off......Page 129
51 Helping students to recover from failure......Page 131
52 Helping students to apply for jobs......Page 133
53 Helping students to put together their CVs......Page 135
54 Helping students to develop their interview skills......Page 137
Some further reading......Page 140
Index......Page 142