In this session, Ruth Payne from the University of Leeds reflects on the introduction of PebblePad as a university‑wide platform for academic personal tutoring and how it helped reshape personal tutoring practice during a period of significant change.
Ruth shares Leeds’ journey from early adoption through to large‑scale institutional rollout, highlighting how PebblePad supported reflective, student‑led personal tutoring, community building, wellbeing, and belonging—particularly during the COVID‑19 pandemic. She discusses the challenges of implementing change at scale, clarifying tutoring models, and supporting both students and staff through transition.
Key themes include:
- Using PebblePad to support reflective, student‑led personal tutoring
- Building structure and consistency across university‑wide tutoring practice
- Supporting student wellbeing, belonging, and transition
- Embedding reflection, skills development, and career conversations
- Managing change and adoption at scale during uncertainty
This session offers valuable insight for institutions seeking to enhance academic personal tutoring and student support through reflective, scalable digital approaches.
This was filmed at Birmingham 2022 MiniBash.