Effective Classroom Management
Duration 1 day
Team Central Short Courses

Course Description:


This session looks at how to maximise students' engagement in classes. It focuses in particular on both how to prevent and how to manage those kinds of situations where a lecturer perceives the behaviour of students to be disruptive and likely to prevent effective learning and teaching taking place.

It includes:

  • Rules and expectations;
  • Strategies for encouraging effective group work;
  • Teach-student relationships;
  • Causes of lack of student engagement;
  • Looking after yourself.

Course Tutor:

Alan Mortiboys has extensive experience working in education and staff development, both in the UK and abroad. For the past 25 years he has worked in Educational Development in Higher Education. Most recently he was at Birmingham City University as Professor of Educational Development, leading the Postgraduate Certificate in Education programme for academic staff. He now works independently providing staff and educational development for professionals in education, healthcare and other public sectors. Alan is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His publications include How to be an Effective Teacher in Higher Education (Open UniversityPress 2010) and Teaching with Emotional Intelligence (Routledge 2012).


Learning Outcomes:

The session provides participants with the opportunity to:

  • Appraise strategies for effective classroom management

  • Review to what extent their current practice reflects effective classroom management


Who should attend:

This session will be of interest toanyone looking to review their approach to classroom management.


Other courses by Alan Mortiboys:

Inspirational Teaching / HelpingYour Students Make the Most of Feedback / Using Active Listening Skills toEnhance Learning / What the Best Teachers Do


UK Professional Standards Framework(UKPSF)

This workshop is particularly relevant to these dimensions of the framework:

  • Areas of Activity: A2

  • Core Knowledge: K2; K3

  • Professional Values: V1; V2

Find out more about the Framework here.

Pre-Requisites Please bring your own lunch or be prepared to buy lunch on campus.
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