Full Description
This innovative book offers a creative overview of personal tutoring and academic advising in higher education. It responds to the growing need for student support that is more inclusive, supportive, and focused on the whole student, rather than just their academic progress.
Offering a fresh perspective on how personal tutoring can be transformed from a routine academic exercise into an impactful experience, the chapters encourage readers to reimagine the role of a tutor and adopt a student-centred approach that respects individuality and promotes growth. Divided into three key sections, the first section explores new ways of working with students, including coaching, group advising, and reverse mentoring. These approaches help build stronger relationships and support both academic and personal growth. The second section shares fun and creative activities - like scavenger hunts, meme-making, and LEGO Serious Play - that help students reduce stress, feel more connected and engaged, and build confidence. The final section shows how personal tutoring can be part of the wider curriculum, with ideas such as using mindfulness, mentoring schemes, and early support for students who may be struggling or need additional guidance.
With its blend of theory and practice, this book is an essential resource for anyone committed to making a lasting impact through education. Whether you are a seasoned tutor seeking to enhance your practice or a newcomer eager to make a difference, this book will equip you with the tools to foster meaningful connections, inspire critical thinking, and nurture lifelong learners.
Contents
Introduction: Why Creative Approaches Matter in Academic Advising and Personal Tutoring Section 1: Creative Methods for Personal Tutoring and Academic Advising 1. Presenting with Personal Tutees: What do International Postgraduate Students Need? 2. Enhancing Student Wellbeing and Learning Personal Tutoring 3. Transforming Personal Tutoring Through Coaching 4. Increasing Academic Tutoring Engagement Through Mandatory Attendance and Assessment. 5. A Role for Reverse Mentoring in Personal Tutoring Design 6. An Aristotelian Perspective on Personal Tutoring: Incorporating Pathos-Centric Techniques in Listening and Response 7. Academic Life Coaching: An Alternative to Traditional Personal Tutoring 8. The Doughnut Model of Student Support: Reducing barriers and empowering students to succeed 9. Group Academic Advising: A Collaborative Advantage Section 2: Creative Activities within Personal Tutoring and Academic Advising 10. Building Relationships to Enhance Belonging and Mattering 11. The Use of Personal Support Diagrams to develop Asset-Based Awareness in First Year Undergraduate Students 12. Memes for Creative Personal Tutoring 13. Identifying Life's Unhealthy Responses using the Stress Bucket Analogy 14. Pebble Pad Portfolios 15. Fostering Well-being Through Teamwork: A Team-Based Learning Approach to Pastoral Support 16. Building Bridges: Engaging First-Year Students Through LEGO Serious Play in Academic Advising 17. Improving Academic Success through Collaborative Projects in Personal Tutoring. Section 3. Personal Tutoring and Academic Advising Within Curriculum Design 18. Resilience, Reflection and Restoration: Using Restorative Clinical Supervision in Personal Tutoring Practices 19. A Contemplative Curriculum for Personal Tutoring 20. Rethinking personal tutoring: creating a dedicated professional mentorship scheme 21. Harnessing the Power of Collaboration, Co-Creation and Relational Pedagogy to Implement a University-Wide and Evidence-Informed Coaching Approach to Personal Tutoring 22. The Value of Integrating Postgraduate Tutors into an Undergraduate Tutorial Programme. 23. Fostering Career Development in Undergraduate Public Health Students 24. Early Intervention Approaches to Underpin Academic Advising/ Personal Tutoring Looking to the future of academic advising
