Staff need(s) the workshop will address
Do you teach and assess international students?
Do you find it difficult to engage international students in classroom discussion?
Do you want to know why international students learn differently?
Are you looking for strategies you can use to support international students to contribute actively to class activities?
Audience:
Academic staff, or other staff who teach or support students; PATs.
Length of Session: 2hrs
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How the Workshop will contribute to Learning Practice
Through this workshop you will:
- have the opportunity to identify and discuss issues associated with working with your international students.
- There will be opportunities to explore and better-understand why students behave the way they do, and to explore what can be done to support students, whether within your teaching, your PAT sessions, or in relation to assessment.
- By the end of the workshop you will gain practical tips on how to work effectively with international students.
How the Workshop will develop specific skills aligned with UKPSF
Specific skills
A2
You will develop strategies for teaching and support learning that are more responsive to the needs of international students.
Core Knowledge
K2
You will discover teaching, learning and student support strategies that are appropriate for international students.
K3
You will explore how international students think and learn and how to help them to adapt to learning, teaching and student support approaches in UK HE.
Professional Values
V1
You will learn how to better support learners from diverse backgrounds through an enhanced understanding of their cultural and educational background.
V2
You will develop strategies to help engage international students more actively in your teaching and PAT sessions.
How the Workshop supports Fellowship D1, D2 & D3
D1 – Associate Fellow of the HEA
Staff with at least 1 year teaching/support experience. Typically these are staff who do some teaching/student support but not as the main element of their role, such as:
- Career researchers with some teaching responsibilities
- Learning support, demonstrators or technicians with some teaching responsibilities
- Staff experienced in professional areas but with a limited teaching role
D2 – Fellow of the HEA
Staff for whom teaching or learning support is a significant element of their role such as staff with experience as
- Academic or Support staff holding substantive teaching & learning responsibilities.
- Experienced professionals with substantive teaching & learning responsibilities including for example within workplace settings.
D3 – Senior Fellow of the HEA
Experienced HE teaching staff able to demonstrate sustained impact & influence on the L&T practice of others over a number of years, through
- Leading, managing, organising programmes
- Mentoring other staff
- Departmental, School or other University responsibilities