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      <title>Sticky situations by Mark Smith</title>
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      <description>Practical advice from the GTA training Sem 1 2018</description>
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      <pubDate>2018-02-27 23:57:53 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>A 1 	Students keep talking when you are teaching. Others look as though they’re annoyed about it</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>* Most popular<br><br></div><div>* explain why the situation is having an impact on the class</div><div>* stop the group and ask ‘do you want to share your ideas with us?’</div><div>* tell them please to be quiet</div><div>· ask them nicely to leave if they continue</div><div>· stop teaching and let the class go quiet, remind them to …..?</div><div>· ask the talkative student to leave the class if they want to talk</div><div>· keep talking and physically move to stand behind the ‘talking group’<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:02:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>A 2	One student dominates the class by asking questions and demanding attention</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>*Most popular<br><br></div><div>* encourage other students by saying ‘has anybody got different ideas’ or ‘does someone else want to share their opinion’? (2)&nbsp;</div><div>* ask is anyone else has any questions</div><div>· suggest seeing them after class if they have any other questions</div><div>· consult after class-time, have further discussion during office hours</div><div>communicate to other team&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:04:31 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>A 3	A number of students arrive late on a regular basis</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>*Most popular<br><br>*we need to communicate with the student about how this is having an impact on their learning outcome</div><div>*ask them afterwards if something is making them late</div><div>· ask them to attend another tutorial in order not to disturb others</div><div>· give important information at the beginning of the class and let them know that</div><div>make the class time clear and tell them to be quiet and to follow instructions on the slide or whiteboard, so others are not annoyed&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:06:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>A 4	The students are silent when you have asked them a question</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>* Most popular<br>*change the way the question is expressed eg from an open question to a yes/no question</div><div>· identify whether the student have understood the topic. Is it that why they are not participating? Then we should try to explain it in a different way to facilitate participation&nbsp;</div><div>·prepare the answers in advance. If no one answers, give it out</div><div>·&nbsp;ask some active students directly, perhaps someone who often answers questions</div><div>·pick on someone. Given them the option to pass the Qn onto the next person ‘can anyone help them here?’<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:07:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>A 5	A student challenges something you say</title>
         <author>mark_smith8</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>*Most popular<br><br></div><div>*embrace the feedback and debate it so it enhances the learning<br>&nbsp;*discuss with the class and reach an agreement (we allow different opinions)</div><div>*we have to take into account they may be right – sharing knowledge – why do they think of it. Ask them to defend it; if out of scope discuss out of class</div><div>·&nbsp;let them be, we are chilled!<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:08:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>A 6	Some small groups are working well together but others are looking at their phones and look distracted</title>
         <author>mark_smith8</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>*Most popular<br><br></div><div>&nbsp;*approach the distracted group and have a short discussion with them<br>&nbsp;*go to their group and get their attention back to the topic by asking questions like ‘how’s the discussion going? do you have any other questions?’</div><div>·ask them to please get off their phones and contribute. If they don’t there is nothing you can do</div><div>·communicate about the importance of group work. Show that you are interested in their feedback<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:09:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>B 1	A student asks you a question you don’t know the answer to</title>
         <author>mark_smith8</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>*<em>Most popular<br></em><br></div><div>&nbsp;*give me some time to think about that</div><div>&nbsp;*open the question up to the tutorial group</div><div>·&nbsp;I’ll answer that /get back to you in the next tutorial / email – and make sure you do get back to them!</div><div>·&nbsp;“I don’t have an answer to that right now but I’ll look into it and come back to you”</div><div>·&nbsp;that is a good question but I will have to get back to you&nbsp;</div><div>· ask questions to find the answer</div><div>·&nbsp; refer to any materials (notebooks)<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:10:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>B 2	A student picks up their bag and walks out of the class without looking at you and without warning</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>*<em>Most popular<br></em>&nbsp;*ignore them and just continue</div><div>&nbsp;*react on a case-by-case basis (treat them as adults)</div><div>&nbsp;*say something funny like ‘ thank you it was good meeting you’ or ‘have a good day’</div><div>· &nbsp;inquire about whether they are okay<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:11:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>B 3	The students don’t talk when asked to discuss in pairs or groups</title>
         <author>mark_smith8</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mark_smith8/3c97isogbxpi/wish/236210133</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>*<em>Most popular<br></em><br></div><div>*join the group and start a conversation</div><div>*go the group and initiate discussion</div><div>·&nbsp;start answering the question and provide guidance</div><div>·&nbsp;be diplomatic and look at one student (get eye contact) and ask them ‘what do you think’?</div><div>·&nbsp;pair them up to encourage them to talk and collaborate<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:12:02 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>B 4	The activity you thought would take 5 minutes, takes 40</title>
         <author>mark_smith8</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>*Most popular<br><br></div><div>*prioritise time frame and not let it go that far<br>&nbsp;*reschedule time for next sessions&nbsp;</div><div>·&nbsp;stop a few minutes after and then have another session for this topic</div><div>·&nbsp;stop and move on<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:12:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>B 5	The energy level of the class has dropped</title>
         <author>mark_smith8</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>*Most popular<br><br></div><div>&nbsp;*let them stand up and move around</div><div>*give them chocolate</div><div>·&nbsp;change the state – do something else</div><div>·&nbsp;change the task</div><div>·&nbsp;start class discussion or some kind of activity (2)</div><div>·&nbsp;all sing together!<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:13:23 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>B 6	Students are unhappy with a response you give to a question they ask</title>
         <author>mark_smith8</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mark_smith8/3c97isogbxpi/wish/236210483</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>*Most popular<br><br></div><div>*Ask the student themselves to discuss the question and agree on the answer as a group</div><div>·&nbsp;ask how they want it to be broken down</div><div>·&nbsp;ask for their opinion</div><div>·&nbsp;refer to someone senior</div><div>·&nbsp;ask why they are unhappy with the answer (open up discussion)<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-02-28 00:14:03 UTC</pubDate>
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