OVERVIEW

The course includes learning the basic knowledge of tutorship methodologies

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course the student should be able to interpret the characteristics of the tutorship;

describe the competences of the pedagogical/didactic tutor and the clinical tutor /in the professional field;

categorize the characteristics of some teaching tutorial methodologies :

• Problem Based Learning and Team Based Learning:

• tutorship in the professional/workplace environment.

TEACHING METHODS

• Interactive lectures with group discussions and analysis
• Classroom-based simulations of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Team-Based Learning (TBL) sessions
• Role-playing activities

Support for Students with Specific Learning Needs

Students with a certified Specific Learning Disorder (SpLD), disability, or other special educational needs are strongly encouraged to contact the lecturers at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching arrangements that, while respecting the intended learning outcomes, take individual learning needs into account and provide appropriate reasonable adjustments and compensatory measures.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• The tutor as a facilitator of learning
• The tutor's role in group learning
• Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
• Team-Based Learning (TBL)
• The tutor and the individual learner in the workplace: learning agreements and formative assessment
• Assessment in educational and workplace settings

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sasso L, Lotti A, Gamberoni L. (2003) "Il Tutor per le Professioni Sanitaria" Carocci Editore Roma (10th edition 2015)

Lotti A. (2018) Problem Based Learning. Franco Angeli, Milan.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

  Teaching will commence in the first semester, in accordance with the academic calendar.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Assessment will take the form of either an oral or a written examination and will focus primarily on evaluating students’ knowledge and understanding of the course content.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment will evaluate the achievement of theoretical knowledge, practical competences, and communication skills through written and oral assessment methods.

Students with certified Specific Learning Disorders (SpLDs) or other certified special educational needs may arrange an alternative assessment format (written or oral) with the lecturer by contacting the teaching staff at least 10 days prior to the examination. They will also be granted an additional 30% of examination time.

FURTHER INFORMATION

tudents with disabilities or certified Specific Learning Disorders (SpLDs) are reminded that, in order to request examination adjustments, they must first upload their certification through the University online services portal:

servizionline.unige.it – “Students” section

The documentation will be reviewed by the University’s Student Inclusion Services for Students with Disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SpLDs):

rubrica.unige.it/strutture/struttura/100111

Subsequently, well in advance of the examination date (at least 10 days beforehand), students must email the lecturer responsible for the assessment, copying (cc) both the Departmental Inclusion Contact (nicolagirtler@unige.it) and the above-mentioned service (disabili@unige.it; dsa@unige.it).

The email should specify:

• the module title;
• the examination date;
• the student's surname, first name, and student ID number;
• the requested reasonable adjustments, including any assistive measures or examination accommodations.