Teaching In Person Support: Small Group Learning

Teaching in Person Support (TIPS) sessions have been specifically designed for staff who are new to teaching and student learning, to support their transition to engaging with learners in the on-campus environment.

Covering a variety of topics, the TIPS sessions will each cover an aspect of on campus (in-person) teaching and are designed to give those new to supporting student learning practical support in addition to offering a forum for the sharing of ideas and indeed challenges, with peers.

This TIPS session is focused on ‘Small group learning.’

An overview and aims of the Small group learning session are given below:

This session is designed to support your use of small groups within a face to face learning environment. Practical activities will be used to facilitate your engagement with small group methods and a variety of group facilitation techniques.

Aims of this session:

o Explore the potential of small group methods through experiential learning

o Share experiences of small group methods

o Consider the application of group facilitation techniques

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