The Fourth Annual SWIT Symposium
The Fourth Annual Student Writing in Transition Symposium
This one-day staff development symposium was held on 13th September 2011 to explore strategies for helping students to adapt to learning and writing in higher education.
The symposium explored three themes:
- What are the differences between learning in school, college and university and what impact might that have on the way that students engage with learning in higher education?
- What can institutions do to support students to make the transition into learning at university?
- How do we help students to write in an appropriate manner?
Over 70 delegates attended from within the University and from other institutions across the sector. Many participants commented on the range and quality of the sessions and the opportunity provided to network and share ideas and practice:
"Some excellent sessions-by people in the same or similar role, facing identical challenges. What was interesting was seeing the ways my colleagues were meeting these challenges."
"As ever, opportunity to hear examples of best practice where tools and ideas have been used and how they fared."
"Well organised event, good to have lots of student helpers."
Downloads
Fourth Annual Student Writing in Transition Symposium 2011 programme.
Abstracts and speaker profiles from the Fourth Student Writing in Transition Symposium 2011.
Keynote
Dr. Marco Angelini, Transition Manager, University College London
From Transition to Transformation: students shaping their experience and their institutions.
2010/11 Transition Programme Evaluation.
Report on UCL Transition Programme November 2011.
Parallel Sessions 1
Ruth Coward, Learner Development Co-ordinator, School of Art & Design, NTU and Siân Trafford, Learner Development Co-ordinator, School of Social Sciences, NTU.
Expectations, Boundaries and Responsibilities: managing the student / writing-developer relationship
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Dr. Alex Baratta, Director for the Language, Literacy and Communication (LLC) programme, School of Education, The University of Manchester.
How to Make a Good Argument: teaching the thesis statement to university students.
Sally Baker, Institute of Educational Technology, Open University.
Students’ Writing and the Transitions from School to University: the commonalities and inconsistencies between writing for A level and writing for degree level
Parallel Sessions 2
Lisa Clughen, Teaching and Academic Support Co-ordinator, School of Arts and Humanities, NTU.
Bringing the University to the Student and the Student to the University: online resources for academic literacy development
Dr. Giles Martin, The Learning Institute, Queen Mary, University of London.
Being and Becoming: transitions to university education.
Julie Prior, Senior Lecturer / Undergraduate Programme Co-ordinator, Glamorgan Business School, University of Glamorgan.
Students Early Experiences and University Interventions to Support the Transition of First Year Undergraduates.
Parallel Sessions 3
Dr. Ellie Kennedy, Learning Support Tutor, Nottingham Trent International College, NTU
Increasing Seminar Participation: lessons from EAP for everyone.
Sharon Potter, Heather Parsonage, Libraries and Learning Resources, NTU.
Student Learning at HE Level: How Libraries and Learning Resources facilitates a smooth transition from FE.
Summary
Ed Foster, Study support Co-ordinator, Libraries and Learning Resources, NTU
HERE to Stay? Findings from the HERE Project (Higher Education: Retention & Engagement)
Helen Puntha, Research Officer, Centre for Academic Development and Quality, NTU
NTU First Year Tutorial Initiative.
The event was organised by the Learning Development Team with the help of Library Business Services and Student Mentors. Planning has already started for the 2012 symposium, and we will welcome contributions. Please email Sarah Lawther for more details. For further information about the Student Mentors please email Sarah Johnson.
