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Librarians as Personal TutorsGrainne McCabe
ACIL Seminar, 11 June 2013
Range of supports & services for students
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What does a Personal Tutor do?
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Identify the issues?
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Who are the tutors?
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Pre-clinical years
• Foundation Year (FY) approx 180 students
• Junior Cycle (JC) approx 300 students (some start directly into Junior Cycle)
– JC 1: semester 1 (exams after Christmas)
– JC 2: semester 2 (exams in summer)– JC 3: 1st semester of the following year
Clinical years
• Intermediate Cycle 2nd semester following JC 3
+ 1 more year• Senior Cycle 1 & 2 2 further years
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The meeting.....as a group
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The meeting.....individually
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Busy schedules
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Exam failures........2 or more......
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Exam failure....1 module
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Meeting after failing exam
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Case study .......Amira
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Case study.........Ashraf
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Ashraf
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Case study - Sarah
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Sarah
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Sarah
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