Making Connections in the First Year: Challenges and opportunities for research universities

Professor Kerri-Lee Krause, Griffith Institute for Higher Education (Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia) will be giving a talk entitled "Making Connections in the First Year: Challenges and opportunities for research universities" on Tuesday the 26th of February 2008 at 4.00-5.00 pm at the University of Edinburgh in room 1.21, Paterson's Land, Holyrood Road.

The challenge of making a successful transition to first year university study is not to be under-estimated. For the majority of students, the first year is about learning the language of academe, and much may be lost in translation. This interactive workshop will explore some of the common challenges facing first year students, with particular emphasis on some of the potential issues facing students in transition to research-intensive universities. Drawing on recent research, the presentation will examine internationally applicable strategies for helping students to engage effectively with learning, teaching and the learning community in their first year. Participants will be invited to identify local challenges and to discuss strategies that they have used to support first year learning and teaching.

There is no need to register. Just turn up at the event.