Tutorials and Tutoring	Welcome to the Tutorials and Tutoring Development Program. On this web site you will find information about different approaches to tutoring and independent study activities to assist tutors and coordinators face the challenges of planning and presenting tutorials. Material on this web site changes regularly and your participation in its development will assist in ensuring it meets the needs of tutors and coordinators.
Development Program
Tutorials are different from both lectures and practical classes. They are where students come together with a tutor to try and understand material they have experienced somewhere else in their unit of study. Tutorials take many different forms but you can imagine that they are generally in smaller groups, student-centred and involve high levels of student interaction. Student participation is the key to the success of tutorials. Facilitating interactivity in this environment will be the tutors greatest challenge. Students are asked to review and consolidate the knowledge they gained in lectures usually by talking about it with other students. This may involve responding to questions, informal discussion, working in subgroups or making oral presentations.	Starting Points A guide to resources for those new to tutorials and tutoring.  Tutoring Skills For tutors who would like to develop the skills needed for effective tutoring. Tutorial Help Forum Ask or answer a question on tutorials and tutoring. Tutoring opportunities at the University of Sydney
University Policies on Teaching and Learning   AVCC Guidelines for Effective University Teaching   Student Course Experience Questionnaire (SCEQ)   First Year Experience This site contains useful information and resources on teaching first year students, including a series of 'Teaching Tips'	Index A site map for the tutorials and tutoring web site. Feedback The material on this web site has been developed from the observations and experiences of tutors at the University of Sydney. We would welcome your comments, observations or contributions on tutoring or any aspect of these materials.

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