Dear all
I'm responding as someone who has researched, currently researches, and has published about, the phenomenon of transition and integration into HE of new (generally for my research 18 year old) entrants into HE for many years now. I have evidence from robustly conducted research projects that I have either led or partnered funded by HEFCE, the HEA and other major HE funding bodies that demonstrate the value and impact of developmental transition interventions in enhancing early social and academic integration. I know, from collaborations I have been involved in with colleagues in a wide variety of disciplines and institutions, that the approaches are not context specific, ie, the underlying principles are transferable. For example, I have just completed some National HE STEM projects looking at transition to HE STEM programmes and found that the concepts I have been looking at in other areas, are eminently transferable across disciplines, and are accessible for a wide diversity of students and, the staff who work with them.
I'll be interested to hear any other comments, as I know that a number of us in the #LoveLD world are busy working in this very complex and fascinating aspect of student experience.
Furthermore, ALDinHE absolutely insists on an evidence and research base for all the resources and materials we collectively develop for LearnHigher for example, and, our peer reviewed journal offers a scholarly view of a range of our community's interests.
Chris
Christine Keenan FHEA
Chair of the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education
Learning and Teaching Fellow
School of Design, Engineering & Computing
Bournemouth University
Poole House
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Poole Dorset
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www.aldinhe.ac.uk
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From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Leonard Holmes
Sent: 28 June 2012 10:12
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Subject: Re: activities for prospective students
Interesting discussion. Two questions:
- what evidence is there of the effectiveness of these activities (and, of course, what would 'effectiveness' mean)?
- why would we expect such activities to work, ie what is the underlying theoretical understanding on which they are based?
Thee is the old joke that an academic is someone who sees something working in practice, and wonders if it will work in theory. But there is an important point in that - unless we understand why something works in a particular context, we cannot be confident that it will work in another, or at another time - and we cannot work out how to amend it when it fails to work as desired.
As I've repeatdely argued, LDHE sorely needs robust theoretical underpinninggoing beyond vague and problematic notions of learning and skills located within the individual.
Len
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From: learning development in higher education network [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Emily Danvers [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 27 June 2012 15:39
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Subject: Re: activities for prospective students
Hi Helen,
We have 'a day in the life of an academic' stories on our new students website http://www.brunel.ac.uk/services/headstart/understanding-university/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-academic. You could get students to explore the differences between teaching and learning in HE and elsewhere using these (or adapted versions).
Hope that helps!
Emily
Emily Danvers
Academic Skills (ASK) Manager
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The Library
Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH
01895 266147
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From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kim Shahabudin
Sent: 27 June 2012 14:28
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Subject: Re: activities for prospective students
Hi Helen,
There are lots of activities embedded in this set of webpages which are expressly designed to make explicit the development from school to uni study: http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/studyadvice/NewtoUniversity/sta-newtouniversity.aspx.
Hope that's helpful,
Kim
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Please note that I now work part-time and am not usually on campus on Mondays and Tuesdays
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From: learning development in higher education network [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Helen Capstick [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 27 June 2012 13:23
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Subject: activities for prospective students
Would appreciate any ideas for activities for prospective students to university regarding 'study skills' if anyone has a minute.
There will be @25-30 in the group who are all sixth formers on a summer school 2 day event here. Would like to make the two 1 hour sessions interactive if possible.
Many thanks
Helen Capstick
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