The motivation for this project is that the current year 1 chemistry tutorial format is not achieving its potential.

It will be redesigned, in partnership with students, to develop (i) low stakes assessments used during tutorials that facilitate provision of feedback and encourage participation and learner collaboration and (ii) online pre- and post-tutorial supports and activities. It is anticipated that the in-class activities will include activities such as escape room puzzles and polls or quizzes.

The process will begin with gathering feedback from students who completed year 1 in 2022-23 on what they found to be effective and what could be improved. Input from student partners, academic staff and learners will be incorporated on an ongoing basis.