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If all your students attend all classes, and complete 120 hours real work
for every 10 cr module and get first class degrees
....
you don’t need to be here!
Most students settle in and are fine
Could they do better?
Changing HE Environment
• A level curriculum and FE Foundation learning - serious contrasts with university styles
• Background knowledge can be highly variable• Disability legislation - support materials are
on the web site 2-10 days ahead of lecture slots
• NSS• £9000 plus cost of living
KISKey Information Set
HEFCE, Universities UK and GuildHE 2011 Provision of information about higher education http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2011/11_18/
How do we inculcate excellence?
• I have paid £9000, you teach me
• I want you to enjoy researchAnd that means doing your own thinking
Managing expectations Setting standardsStudent Quotes
• No one really explained how university is different to school
• They tell you it is different but not really how to manage
• I have always been a good student, but this is not like what we know. We expect to listen, copy stuff out and write it back
We expect 10 hours of follow up work per session.
Can we drive it more effectively? • Reading Lists give options But
But But
But But
Imagine you are in a one hour teaching slot. Can we have multiple tasks running all the time?
In groups tackle one topic, posters with post it notes:
1 Increasing the challenge to build more independent working
2 Tactics for success3 Increasing the research challenges from level
1 / Level 4
TASK 1What are the words, phrases and
activities that persuade students to be involved?
• This session will get you started ... Your task is to pursue your own chosen route
• There is so much we could cover I can only introduce you to ...
• Reading lists are big so that many people can explore many different topics and sub-topics as suit their interests
TASK 2 Can we help students to focus on
processes more effectively?
• Tactics – Knowing what to do to get something done
• Create a set of tactics that will help to
motivate you:– Students – Lecturers
Task 3Inter-year research and learning
Evolving capstone projectsCan we get students from all years working
together?
What will you do to follow this up?
• I will type up the posters and email them to you
• • • • •
What makes students feel secure?
• Safe environment• to get to know each other quickly• Time throughout the course to make
introductions• first day of class – student-student
introductions• Safe space to share what is intimidating /
difficult - writing, team work / sharing thoughts and ideas / group writing
Models for Framing Teaching
• Facilitators• Coaching: person centred; needs effective
dialogue; empathy with positive attitude to the student; student does most of the talking; coach asks the questions that lead to reflection and action
Good coaches are good at listening!• Mentors
Style of delivery
• University teaching .. What is it• Never the research seminar model• People can / should do different things in the
same classroom• Chaos is ok because that's what research is
like• Start in level 1. Be consistent with students