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The Inclusive Learning andTeaching Project

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handy hintsand tipsfrom yourstudents

Name: Rita

We love our personal tutor; don’t be afraid

to let us know who you are!

Our tutors and lecturers are a great source

of help. Please make clear to us your

office hours so that we know when best to

contact you.


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Getting to know us

September 08

Intro week Autumn Semester

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Name: Derek

If you provide notes (online or hard copy)

before classes it makes your lecture more

accessible to all your students.

Please give handouts that are clear and

highly visible.

Please tell us the different types of

assessment you will be using.



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Help us to prepare

October 08



Name: Nicole

Please explain what critical thinking is,

and break us in gently!

Please point us in the direction of study

skills support.

What is a pass mark? International students

often have different expectations of what

is required to pass.



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Give us a clue

November 08



Name: Rajiv

Smile! It makes it easier for us to

approach you and explain how our disability

might affect the way we learn.

Please don’t make assumptions. Two students

with dyslexia might have different needs.



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December 08

Christmas Vacation

Bank Holiday, UK



Understanding individual needs

Name: Nabila

Please make presentations visible to

all by following basic presentation

guidelines.

OHP’s can be an excellent alternative to

Powerpoint in some lectures, but only if

the transparencies are really clear and

there are some relevant notes available

online.


Presentations that work

January 09




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Bank Holiday, UK

Name: Lee

Please set hand-in dates as flexibly as

possible to avoid clashes.

Please don’t make assessment just about

exams, we can show our talents in

different ways.

Please give feedback part-way through the

module, not always at the end.



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Assessment matters

February 09

Spring Semester



Name: Sue

Please include a variety of teaching/

learning methods in lectures and tutorials.

Please encourage discussions in your class

and try to involve all students, it will

help you to understand which areas we

find difficult.

Do group work for projects and promote

integration in groups.



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The inclusive classroom

March 09



Name: Nadeem

Please get a student or colleague to

check how user-friendly your lecture is.

Please don’t talk too fast and please

use accessible language - explain

colloquialisms and acronyms.

Give us a chance to ask questions, we like

to show off how interested we are in the

subject.



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Language in lectures

April 09



Easter Vacation

Bank Holiday, UK

Name: Elinor

Make lectures a joy by keeping the subject

interesting and engaging - use lots of

examples.

Make lectures accessible to students of

all levels of ability.

Please give us time to write down key

information.



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Engaging lectures

May 09



Bank Holiday, UK

Name: Daniel

We would like to connect to our study

materials 24/7, anywhere in the world.

Using MUSE and MOLE can make this happen.

Online resources help those of us who

cannot easily access the library.

Online learning really benefits students

with disabilities, mature and international

students.



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June 09



Thinking online

Summer Vacation

Name: Melanie

Please communicate with other staff teaching

on your module so you give us consistent

messages.

Please use available technology, to add

some variety.

Have you ever used video or audio in your

lectures? Some students learn better that

way.



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Nuts and bolts - planning

July 09



Name: Tomasz

Students aren’t all the same. We come from

many different countries and backgrounds.

Please think about this before teaching a

module.

Where you can, please use examples that are

relevant to us.

Consider teaching about diversity issues

(where relevant) by using a range of examples.



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Nuts and bolts - diversity

August 09



Bank Holiday, UK


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Thesehints and tips

come to you from your

students. We got together

with the Inclusive Learning and

Teaching Project to further the aim

of ‘all being able to achieve’ by

thinking about ways that learning and

teaching practice could be made

more inclusive.

We think that this is a cultural

change that will benefit everyone

at the University of Sheffield,

students and staff alike.

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