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Is the Personal Academic Tutor Role Changing in Higher Education?

Is the Personal Academic Tutor Role Changing in Higher Education?. Frances Marsden University of Huddersfield. Senior Lecturer, part time PHD student, Course Leader and Personal Tutor. Aims of the session. To consider the Teaching Excellence Framework impact on higher education.

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Is the Personal Academic Tutor Role Changing in Higher Education?

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  1. Is thePersonal Academic Tutor Role Changing in Higher Education? Frances Marsden University of Huddersfield. Senior Lecturer, part time PHD student, Course Leader and Personal Tutor

  2. Aims of the session • To consider the Teaching Excellence Framework impact on higher education. • Discuss how Student Support Service roles affect the Personal Academic Tutor role. • To analyse the changes in relation to some models of Personal Tutoring. • To question if Personal Academic Tutor Practice has changed. • Present a Personal Academic Tutor’s developing case study

  3. Teaching Excellence Framework Impact

  4. Student Services Back on Track Wellbeing Services Counselling Disability Services Mental Health support Welfare Support Care Leaver support

  5. Personal Academic Role “Personal tutoring underpins the ‘holistic’ learning experience because the personal tutor acts as a conduit between the student and the institution “(Wooton (2006) cited in Thomas and Hixenbaugh(2006)).

  6. A role that is personal to the tutor • Widely diverse practices are evident within higher education for supporting students, and providing the link with the institution, which can cause issues with professional boundaries and a sense of fairness for all.

  7. Layers of Student Support • Pre-enrolment questionnaire leads to • Teaching an Academic module for 3 months delivered by 1st year personal tutors to help build rapport and removes any stigma of seeking support. • iPoint-Student drop in support in each school. • Personal tutorial one to one support. Group tutorials to build friendships and belonging.

  8. Semester plans • Term 1- one to one with personal tutor, teaching academic content to tutees and 2 group tutorials. Hartwell and Farbrother (2005) Integrated Curriculum Model. • Term 2- one to one with personal tutor & 2 group tutorials with Professional Student Services backup, Layer (2002) Professional Model • Term 3- Continuing 1-1 as required by student, 1 group tutorial to transition into next year. Earwaker ( 1992) Model.

  9. The University’s Approach Structured Guidance with Student Services Support And Backup. Team work!

  10. Personal Academic Tutor role in Course Induction and Transitions • Retention • Induction • Resilience • Employability Skills • Grit • Freedom to Fly

  11. Pick and Mix Approach Professional student services Back on track Wellbeing Counselling Disability services Mental health support Digs/Housing Welfare/ Finance Care leaver support Library services Careers advice School services Personal Academic Tutor Academic skills tutor Module leader Course leader I point Attendance monitoring Unilearn technician IT technician DBS administrator Course Admin Peer Mentors

  12. Models and Theory Mc Intosh and Shaw (2016) Owen (2002) Grant (2002) Earwaker (1992) Layer (2002) Thomas (2012& 2017) Hartwell and Farbrother (2005) Bramley (1977) Race and Brown (1998) Simpson (2006) Wooton (2013) Riddle and Bates (2010) York and Thomas (2003)

  13. Case study TEF Tools – Dashboard Wellbeing and Professional support services with Ipoint Drawing on Experience and skills Counselling /Listening/ Coaching/ Mentoring Developing Rapport & Building Trust

  14. Conclusions so far-: • Personal tutor role has changed. • Luck of the draw has been diminished. • The change of role has led to stronger partnership with specialist services and Ipoint. • Having time to build relationships with students rewardingand integrated into teaching. • The TEF may help HE managers focus on the importance of the Personal Academic Tutor role. • If you have found this session interesting please feel free to contact me with your thoughts and ideas. Thank You for your attention. My details f.marsden@hud.ac.uk

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