Working One-to-One with Students

<p><em>Working One-to-One with Students</em> is written for Higher Education academics adjuncts teaching assistants and research students who are looking for guidance inside and outside the classroom. This book is a jargon-free practical guide to improving one-to-one teaching covering a wide range of teaching contexts including mentoring students and staff supervising dissertations and how to approach informal meetings outside of lectures. </p><p>Written in an engaging accessible style and grounded in experience this book offers a combination of practical advice backed by relevant learning theory. Featuring a wealth of case studies and useful resources the book covers areas including:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Supporting students </li> <p> </p> <li>Encouraging independent learning </li> <p> </p> <li>Mentoring coaching and personal tutoring</li> <p> </p> <li>Developing peer groups and buddying programs </li> <p> </p> <li>Dealing with diversity difficult students and ethical dilemmas </li> <p> </p> <li>supervising the undergraduate dissertation</li> </ul><p>Supervising postgraduates in the arts social sciences and sciences.</p><p>This book is a short snappy practical guide that covers this key element of a lecturer’s work. In the spirit of the series (KEY GUIDES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING in HIGHER EDUCATION) this book covers relevant theory that effectively informs practice.</p>