Transition to learning at university
Points from round table discussions
First week of semester: use tutorial time to do “get to know you”
activities
Swap lab partners every 4 weeks
Group work in maths
Don’t have online enrolment (no social interaction)
Blended learning (encourages social interaction)
Academic skills programs at school level
Examples/exemplars provide clarity of expectations
+University
Exciting lecturers who can engage students
Group discussions 5-9 in group.
Encouraging students to work in groups
Communication – clear objectives and boundaries
Bright students who haven’t failed before need support
Informal journal club – research skills
The lecturer is a person but one who sets boundaries
Learning Centre – encourage student use
Clear expectations – guidelines
Formalising links between transition and mentoring
Involving student services in the curriculum
Connect students outside of assessment (e.g Facebook groups)
Discipline societies, continuing from transition program
Presentation from each student in tutorial daunting at first
Learning strategies from rote learning to conceptual learning
Orientation/transition and mentoring programs
Managing expectations in first week: what is different from school
environment
Support mature students to connect with like – separate transition
mentoring
Don’t overwhelm students with too much information