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I was going to suggest the Sinclair book too - takes an unusual angle on it which I quite liked. That's from 2006 tho, so something new might be a gap in the market! best wishes Helen On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 2:53 PM Gordon Asher <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi John et al - and a grand new year tae aw > > I think such a book - speaking to that broader notion of academic > literacies; as for navigating and questioning the wider HE experience?? - > would be really useful > > One, from wee bit back, to add to the list - Christine Sinclair(CCed)'s > Understanding University : A Guide to Another Planet (2006) > > Be really useful if you could share that list of such books, if you get > one compiled please John man > > All best > > G > > > Work like you don't need money > Love like you've never been hurt > and dance like no-one's watching > > > > "Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate > integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system > and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means > by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and > discover how to participate in the transformation of their world." Paulo > Freire (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) > > > "Education is the point at which we decide whether we love the world > enough to assume responsibility for it, and by the same token save it from > that ruin which except for renewal, except for the coming of the new and > the young, would be inevitable." Hannah Arendt (The Crisis of Education) > > "it is impossible to imagine a future unless we have located ourselves in > the present and its history; however, the reverse is also true in that we > cannot locate ourselves in the present and its history unless we imagine > the future and commit to creating it" (Anna Stetsenko, 2015). > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* learning development in higher education network < > [log in to unmask]> on behalf of John Hilsdon < > [log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* 09 January 2019 11:20 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Books you'd recommend for students? > > > Dear all > > > > Can any of you suggest books (as opposed to websites) you’d recommend > about going to/being at university for new or soon to be students? > > > > I have, of course, the ‘evergreen’ Burns and Sinfield on my list, but what > else is there? Do you think there’s ‘room’ for a new book? I might write > one; is anyone else especially interested in this idea? I’m thinking of a > general text dealing with being a student rather than a specifically > learning development book. > > > > On Amazon I found > > > > - Uni Lifehacks: Insights From The UK's Most Successful Students > Paperback – 12 Aug 2017 > > by Mr George MacGill (Author), Mr David Jacob (Contributor) > > > > - A Guide to Uni Life: The one stop guide to what university is REALLY > like Paperback – 16 Jul 2015 > > by Lucy Tobin (Author) > > > > - How to Survive University Hardcover – 10 Aug 2017 > > by Mike Haskins (Author), Clive Whichelow (Author), Kate Rochester (Artist) > > > > - Student Hacks: Tips and Tricks to Make Uni Life Easier Paperback – 8 > Feb 2018 > > by Dan Marshall (Author) > > > > Do any of you know/use these? Any comments? What else is out there? > > > > I’d be grateful for thoughts and ideas > > > > Best wishes > > > > John > > > > > > Dr John Hilsdon > > National Teaching Fellow > > Editor JLDHE <http://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/index> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > <http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/worldclass> > > This email and any files with it are confidential and intended solely for > the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the > intended recipient then copying, distribution or other use of the > information contained is strictly prohibited and you should not rely on it. > If you have received this email in error please let the sender know > immediately and delete it from your system(s). Internet emails are not > necessarily secure. While we take every care, University of Plymouth > accepts no responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan > emails and their attachments. University of Plymouth does not accept > responsibility for any changes made after it was sent. Nothing in this > email or its attachments constitutes an order for goods or services unless > accompanied by an official order form. > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the LDHEN list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LDHEN&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the LDHEN list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LDHEN&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the LDHEN list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LDHEN&A=1