Transition to learning at university

CHALLENGING CURRICULUM

Sydney Teaching Colloquium | 2012

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Focus on the Curriculum

› How can we encourage this transition?

› What activities in the first six weeks will aid students in their transition?

Encouraging students to be engaged and effective learners

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› are intellectually engaged and

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› have a sense of social belonging and well being

› founded on positive experiences

Success comes when students

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Aim for students by the end of the first 6 weeks

› acquired a sense of the enquiry which drives the disciplines in which they are enrolled and have experienced an engaging intellectual experience, e.g a stimulating lecture in their discipline area/s

› experienced active learning experiences

› been introduced to the academic skills required in their areas of study e.g. those required for assessment including understanding marking standards; academic honesty, referencing, writing genres such as essays or reports, and other areas of academic literacy

To have

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› developed a sense of belonging at the university through involvement and recognition

e.g. in a small group tutorial

› begun to develop and appreciate the aims, pathways and opportunities of the program of study in which they are enrolled

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This session

› Students talk about the transition to university

› Table discussion about strategies for first 6 weeks

› Presentations on 5 faculty and other initiatives

› Table discussion about adopting or adapting these strategies

› Student panel – comments and questions

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Student presenters

› Arts

› Johnson Pang

› Peta Blundell

› Science

› Annie Zhou

› Joe Callingham

› Jarrod Kennedy

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Presenting

› Building student resilience

- Phil Remmer, Student Support Services

› Engaging Students

- Jon Callow, Education

› Strategies for academic writing

- Christopher Hartney, Arts

› Information literacy

- Rebecca Goldsworthy, Library

› Student project

- Charlotte Taylor, Science

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Thanks to the table facilitators

› Daniel Ryan

› Tim Lever

› Sandra Seno- Alday

› Carolyn Stott

› Helen Drury

› Andrew Kilgour

› Judy Anderson

› Jackie Nicholas

› Dale Hancock

› Corinna Klupiec

› Caleb Owens and to the students