Workshop Syllabus
W403 Belonging and Mattering - Strategies for tutors
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Overview
This workshop is currently only available for institutional registration. Institutions interested in having this workshop delivered should contact curriculum@ukat.ac.uk for more information.
This interactive workshop will encourage you to reflect on the terms ‘Belonging’ and ‘Mattering’ in relation to your students’ experience. You will examine your own tutoring priorities, identify barriers to prioritising relational-based tutoring practice, and devise strategies to overcome these barriers. By the end of the session, you will have decided on individual actions that you can take forward in your own practice.
What will you learn from engaging in this activity?
1. Recognise key elements of belonging and mattering as they relate to the student experience
2. Identify some of the ways in which students perceive that they ‘matter’ to the institution
3. Consider barriers which prevent the relational pedagogic practice essential for student mattering
4. Develop a personal action plan to improve your own practice.
What key concepts will you understand as a result of engaging in this activity?
● Student belonging and mattering are related but different concepts
● Perception of Mattering is made up of three key elements: awareness, importance, and reliance.
What essential questions will this activity address?
● Do my students matter?
● Do my students perceive that they matter?
● How can we incorporate the elements of mattering into our practice?
Framework Competencies Addressed
Conceptual:
C1 Core values of academic advising and tutoring
C5 How equitable and inclusive environments are created and maintained
Professional:
P1 Create and support environments that consider the needs and perspectives of students and respect individual learners
P2 Appreciate students’ views and cultures, maintain a student-centred approach and mindset, and treat students with sensitivity and fairness