This semester, I had the opportunity to work as a tutorial assistant for first-year undergraduates taking 'Introducing Criminology'. Over the course of 12 weeks, I facilitated two tutorial groups every Monday, each lasting an hour. It was a unique and rewarding experience, not least because I remember taking the very same module in my first year of undergraduate studies back in 2019. To return to it now, as a second-year PhD student, but from the other side of the classroom, has given me a fresh perspective on both teaching and learning. Structuring the Tutorials The role of the tutorials was to complement the weekly lectures delivered by their primary lecturer. Each week, I would prepare activities and discussions to build on what the students had learned from the lecture, aiming to help them critically engage with the material and apply it in new ways. I put a lot of thought into making the sessions as interactive and dynamic as possible, combining group discussions...