Oluwajuwon Okunade

A-level to Degree level Chemistry (Scottish Highers too )

Hi, I'm a 2nd-year PhD student in Synthetic Organic Chemistry and really enjoy helping people with their understanding of things (chemistry-related).

I've had some experience tutoring and facilitating learning of young people in Scottish Highers Chemistry (English equivalent is Lower & Upper Sixth Form) as well as undergraduates in 1st year Chemistry. I've grown up in London and have completed all my education up until my PhD in England so am very familiar with A-level Chemistry (OCR exam board).

In terms of what to expect, I really like having a structure when assisting people with their learning and aim to have core content explained but opportunities before and after this to gauge familiarity and confidence for a topic, as well as evaluate understanding of what's been taught. With an online format, I find it helpful to lay out content in ppt presentations and utilise online resources to help engagement (Kahoot & Mentemeter). From my experience in higher education, I can remember how important it was to practice exam papers, to gauge understanding but also train myself to recall relevant information in limited time. That's why for my sessions, I'm hoping to set timed exam qs towards the end of sessions to allow the student to have a go at putting in to practice what's learned.

Looking forward to helping wherever possible and encouraging more people to engage with Chemistry for the short term goal of doing well in exams or even inspiring to purse longer term!