Become a Tech Coach at University of Cumbria

1. BEING A TECH COACH
CONTRIBUTING TO A 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION

2. •INTERACTIVE
WORLD
•INTERACTIVE
LEARNING

3. CREATORS ARE CONSUMERS ARE CREATORS

4. CREATORS ARE CONSUMERS ARE CREATORS

5. ARE YOU A SOCIAL
MEDIA GURU?
YES? THEN WE NEED YOU.

6. WHAT IS A TECH COACH?
TECH COACHES ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE
TRAINED TO OFFER SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE
TO THEIR PEERS ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
FOR LEARNING.

7. WHAT DOES THE ROLE INVOLVE?
• EACH SEMESTER YOU WILL WORK WITH A TUTOR TO PLAN THREE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED
LECTURES OR WORKSHOPS. YOU WILL THEN BE INVOLVED IN FACILITATING THESE
SESSIONS. YOU WILL RECEIVE PLENTY OF ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.
• YOU MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO SUPPORT YOUR PEERS BY POSTING TIPS OR RUNNING LIVE
CHATS USING SOCIAL MEDIA.
• YOU WILL BE A ROLE MODEL FOR USING TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATELY AND IN AN
ENGAGING MANNER IN ORDER TO ENHANCE LEARNING.

8. WHAT SORT OF TECH DO I NEED TO KNOW?
• WE WILL BE USING SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS INCLUDING: FACEBOOK,
PERISCOPE, SNAPCHAT AND TWITTER.
• WE WILL BE USING LEARNING SOFTWARE INCLUDING, AMONGST
OTHERS: KAHOOT, SOCRATIVE, POWTOON, GOOGLEDOCS AND
QUIZLET
• YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW THESE TOOLS INSIDE OUT. AS LONG AS
YOU HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY.

9. WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
• YOU WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE CONTENT AND DELIVERY OF THE
COURSE YOU ARE STUDYING.
• YOU WILL INTERACT WITH MANY OF YOUR PEERS.
• YOU WILL DEVELOP YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COACHING SKILLS.
• YOU WILL RECEIVE A REFERENCE LETTER AND DETAILED
TESTIMONIAL FROM YOUR TUTOR OUTLINING YOUR
CONTRIBUTION.
• YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ADD THE ROLE TO YOUR CV AND TALK
ABOUT IT IN JOB INTERVIEWS.

10. HOW MUCH TIME WILL I NEED TO GIVE?
• YOU WILL NEED TO SPEND A MINIMUM OF 6
HOURS PER SEMESTER ON YOUR TECH COACH
ROLE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR REFERENCE
LETTER AND TESTIMONIAL AT THE END OF THE
YEAR.

11. HOW DO I APPLY?
• WRITE 200 WORDS EXPLAINING WHY YOU
WOULD BE A GOOD TECH COACH.
• EMAIL TO:
CHARLOTTE.HARDACRE@CUMBRIA.AC.UK