1. Moderating – a shared experience

2. Numbers of mods: TT280 – 5 TT281 – 5 TT282 – 4 TT380 – 2 TT381 – 2 TT382 – 1

3. What are we actually doing? My best offer – creating and maintaining learning environments Nudging students towards critical thinking and collaborative learning

4. Key feature - teamwork Co-operation Support Problem solving Co-ordination Venting

5. Key mode of operation – restraint Waiting before answering Providing pointers rather than answers Pointing to the FAQs (again and again)

6. FAQs Do their job A living instrument

7. Conduct By consent Nearly 7500 messages in current presentation of TT280

8. The unprepared student Affects all courses? Not prepared to engage brain?

9. Reports…… Report writing skills patchy Suggests thinking skills patchy? Improves through time?

10. The CMA post mortem Message spiral Central importance of the mark Expectation of infallibility Differences between students and mods expectations – how can we bridge the gulf?

11. The well trained student Understands that they are there to learn, not to be taught

12. The well trained student Understands that they are there to learn, not to be taught Reads the course description and the prerequisites

13. The well trained student Understands that they are there to learn, not to be taught Reads the course description and the prerequisites Reads the course guide - repeatedly

14. The well trained student Understands that they are there to learn, not to be taught Reads the course description and the prerequisites Reads the course guide – repeatedly Follows the study guides

15. The well trained student Understands that they are there to learn, not to be taught Reads the course description and the prerequisites Reads the course guide – repeatedly Follows the study guides Becomes familiar with the ECA early

16. The well trained student Understands that they are there to learn, not to be taught Reads the course description and the prerequisites Reads the course guide – repeatedly Follows the study guides Becomes familiar with the ECA early Reads and becomes familiar with the FAQs

17. The well trained student Understands that they are there to learn, not to be taught Reads the course description and the prerequisites Reads the course guide – repeatedly Follows the study guides Becomes familiar with the ECA early Reads and becomes familiar with the FAQs Interprets the ECA as an assessment instrument

18. The well trained student Understands that they are there to learn, not to be taught Reads the course description and the prerequisites Reads the course guide – repeatedly Follows the study guides Becomes familiar with the ECA early Reads and becomes familiar with the FAQs Interpret the ECA as an assessment instrument Asks questions when necessary

19. The well trained student Understands that they are there to learn, not to be taught Reads the course description and the prerequisites Reads the course guide – repeatedly Follows the study guides Becomes familiar with the ECA early Reads and becomes familiar with the FAQs Interpret the ECA as an assessment instrument Asks questions when necessary If they choose to, answer questions and engage in debate

20. The well trained student Understands that they are there to learn, not to be taught Reads the course description and the prerequisites Reads the course guide – repeatedly Follows the study guides Becomes familiar with the ECA early Reads and becomes familiar with the FAQs Interpret the ECA as an assessment instrument Asks questions when necessary If they choose to, answer questions and engage in debate Writes coherent, well-structured reports

21. The well trained student And finally – Understands coding and other skills as intellectual challenges requiring initiative, creativity and problem solving skills, as well as technical competence