Transcript Getting Started at University

Getting Started at University
Value MaP
Student Learning Advisory Service
Gina May
Aims of this workshop
Facing the challenges
 Accepting the transition process
 Fitting in
 Exploiting life experience
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Challenges and Strengths
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Why are you here?
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Likely challenges
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Compared with that …
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Gather all available information
Learning styles
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How do you learn?
An activist
 A reflector
 A pragmatist
 A theorist
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How do you learn?
activist
reflector
theorist
pragmatist
Honey & Mumford (1986): 4 main Learning styles
Images: Roswell,J.
Open University 2004.
http://www.brainboxx.co.uk/A2_LEARNSTYLES/pages/roughandready.htm
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Survival tips:
Communication
 Work with others
 Know what’s expected of you
 What to expect from Kent
 An survivor’s view
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Above all else……
ENJOY!!!