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Learning about the learning of non-traditional students: a story
development workshop

6th May 2005

Introduction
The workshop is both part of and progressively an outcome of a small
project, funded by the subject centre for education - ESCalate (under
the auspices of the Learning and Teaching Subject Network). The
project is in the nature of an inquiry into the nature of the
learning of students who enter higher education without the
traditional 'A' levels and who may come from backgrounds in which
higher education has not been unusual. For the project, they are
deemed to be students who, in effect, ('come from behind'[CB]). The
project aims to 'get below the surface' of terms such as 'study
skills' and in of these students at this stage in higher education.

The workshop is designed for anyone who has anything to do with
students who 'come from behind'.

The workshop
The purpose of the workshop is twofold. Firstly it is a staff
development workshop to consolidate and develop ideas about the
nature of learning of this group of students in the early stages of
higher education, and their view of their study tasks. The workshop
then considers how best to support their learning. In the second
place, the workshop is a tool of inquiry. The process of the workshop
is designed to generate information towards the development of a
multi-dimensional picture of the learning of such students through a
progressively developing case-work approach which, it is hoped, will
'get beneath the usual stereotyped concepts associated with study and
learning skills. As such, it is anticipated that it will produce data
for the project. I use the term 'story-development' workshop for this
design.

Process
In the workshop, participants work alternately in small groups and as
a whole group. The workshop involves the development of case studies
of typical, but imaginary CB students, in parallel with input on
areas of theory on the process of learning (often via exercises). The
idea is to get inside the learner's perception of the higher
education learning tasks that confront her. The case study material
is recorded in groups as the workshop progresses. Towards the end of
the workshop there is an opportunity to think about the kind of
support which would best support the learning of the (imaginary)
students.

At the end of the workshop, the material is collected from the
groups, written up and will usually be sent back to participants
anticipating their further reflection and modification / or the
adding of additional idea

About the workshop leader
Jenny Moon BSc MPhil MEd MSc PhD works in staff and learning
development at the University of Exeter. She has considerable and
recent experience as learner, and as a teacher both in higher
education and continuing professional education, has run a wide range
of courses including many in personal

Cost: 155.00
Venue: 65 Davies Street
Booking: http://www.cltad.ac.uk or email [log in to unmask]
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