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Applying Design Thinking To Reimagine Our First Year Experience – Evidence Gained From Prototype Projects In Three Irish Institutions, Jen Harvey, Rachel O'Connor, Claire Mcdonnell
Applying Design Thinking To Reimagine Our First Year Experience – Evidence Gained From Prototype Projects In Three Irish Institutions, Jen Harvey, Rachel O'Connor, Claire Mcdonnell
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Our key focus sees the conference highlight the beneficial impact of Student and Staff Partnerships on the first year experience. We believe that the staff-student conversation is one of the best avenues for change and throughout the conference would want to create a vibrant climate in which staff and students engage in discussions about the future of the first year experience. This will build upon the reputation the host university has for its student engagement approach which sees students as partners in co-creating the learning experience. Therefore, we would anticipate sessions that showcase how first year practice has been influenced …
Take The Lead (Lead Engage, Achieve, And Develop) Module – Working With Students To Formally Recognise Their Learning From Co-Curricular And Extra-Curricular Activities, Jen Harvey, Rachel O'Connor
Take The Lead (Lead Engage, Achieve, And Develop) Module – Working With Students To Formally Recognise Their Learning From Co-Curricular And Extra-Curricular Activities, Jen Harvey, Rachel O'Connor
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Embedding A Blended Learning Approach From First Year, Suzanne Doyle, Michael Moore, Lesley Murphy, Gavin Sewell
Embedding A Blended Learning Approach From First Year, Suzanne Doyle, Michael Moore, Lesley Murphy, Gavin Sewell
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As DIT strives to enhance the transition of students into third level education, a number of priority areas were identified as part of the ongoing STEER (Student Transition, Expectations, Engagement, Retention) initiative. Ultimately the onus is on DIT to enable students to become self-directed learners. Blended learning is positioned as a solution to aid in this transition. It has been described as "the combination of traditional face-to-face teaching methods with authentic online learning activities" (Davies & Fill, 2007, p. 817). However, it is not without risk to assume that first year students have a natural affinity with blended approaches, as …