Assignment no. 6: Cultural Considerations, Working with International Students

Hi,
since nobody has made any suggestions as to where they wanted to go next with the training, I have made the decision for us. – For the next couple of weeks we will look at tutoring students from a different cultural background from your own.
When working with international students, like all students it is [...]

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Changed header photo

Yep you are at the right site. I got tired of the bridge photo so uploaded this chilly scene taken from Round Hill Ski Field – Tekapo a couple of weeks ago.  Is anyone else finding it a bit too cold right now? I just want to go into hibernation mode. Has any one got [...]

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Another explanation of RSS Feeds

This one was made by Leigh Blackall . He’s much more practiced and relaxed about it than me
Enjoy.

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Adding Feeds to your Bloglines account

Another fun video! yipee!

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Creating a Bloglines account

Here is a short video to show you how….

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Important points about communicating when tutoring :No5

Here are some of the points from the Delaware County Community College Website I think should be taken particular notice of:
Always allow at least 5 seconds of wait time after asking a question. Do not become the answer giver.
If there is no response after five to ten seconds [...]

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Assignment no.4: Communicating

Hello again, Hope you are all fit and well and not too overworked. Here is the link to your next assignment. The focus of these tasks are to do with interacting and communicating with your tutees. There is also another quiz for you to try – a further chance to get to know yourselves even [...]

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