1. Welcome to your tutor group
Course Tutor: Richard Nelson
Staff Room: B24
Phone:
Mobile:
H/O – Timetable

2. Housekeeping

3. Objectives By the end of the session you will….
Know the names of at least 5 group members
Know what at least 3 people WANT to teach
Know the structure of the programme for Semester 1
Evaluate the effectiveness of icebreakers
Identify what you can give and hope to get from the course, as well as any concerns.
Establish some group ground rules

4. Ice breaker: People Bingo
The aim of this is to get you to speak to virtually everyone in the room.
Ask each person you ‘meet’ two or three questions based on the contents of the boxes below. If they are a match ask them to write their first name in the box.
You must collect a different person’s name in each box.
Be careful not to claim details in inappropriate boxes…you may be called on to prove it!

5. Tutorial Record Cards Please complete as much as you can -clearly!
Mobile numbers are crucial for letting you know of changes to the course and later on for observations
s- make sure we can read them!
Comments: Confidential

6. Icebreaker: Significant figure
Write down a number
that is significant to you.
Show the group.
The group must now try to guess what this number signifies to you.

7. Evaluation of Icebreakers
How effective were
the icebreakers?
What were they trying to achieve and did they achieve it?
Can you suggest to the group alternative icebreakers? Why are they effective?

8. Group Ground Rules - Snowball
Discuss as a small group, decide on the three most important ground rules for the whole group. List these…
Read the rules of the other groups add any that you think they are missing.
N.B. Snowball the results

9. Gives, Gets and Concerns
Around each side of the room there are 3 sheets of paper labelled ‘Gives’, ‘Gets’ and Concerns. Use the post-its to write down:
What you think you can ‘give’ to the group in terms of skills, knowledge or experience
What you would like to ‘get’ from the course
Any ‘concerns’ you have
Concerns
Gives
Gets

10. Handbooks
All documents will be available on Moodle (and the important info will also be on my website – )
Module Handbook – Your “Bible!” – Outlines all the modules. Details the outcomes, assessments, timetable, assessment criteria and booklists as well as the assessment regulations and more…….

11. VLE and Electronic Stuff
Moodle
, websites et al
Text:
Moodle (VLE)
Social network (facebook group – Bradford PCET)
Follow me on

12. Study Buddy Peer Observations Informal peer assessment of assignments
Book sharing
Problem-solving

13. Personal Safety Building Supervisor Parking
Seeing people to their transport…
Alarms
Student Safe Spot

14. Evaluation: Were the objectives met?
The learners and the teacher should ask this question.
The answer may vary along a continuum.
Not at all Partially Fully

15. Objectives By the end of the session you will….
Know the names of at least 5 group members
Know what at least 3 people want to teach
Know the structure of the programme till xmas.
Evaluate the effectiveness of icebreakers
Identify what you can give and gets as well as hopes and concerns about the course
Establish some group ground rules
Not at all Partially Fully

16. Homework….
Read course handbook and the brief for the PTTLS and Planning Module.
Urgently complete any outstanding enrolment paperwork, forms, references, CRB checks, copies of original certificates
Bye………
See you next week 3pm in B31 – Lecture Theatre