Code for success: a roadmap as an organising device for the transition of first year science students and the development of academic skills
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Arndell, MichaelBridgeman, Adam J
Goldsworthy, Rebecca
Taylor, Charlotte E
Tzioumis, Vicky
Abstract
An online roadmap has been introduced to improve the standard of academic skills by embedding a semester long sequence of stimuli and resources for new students within our large, general science degrees. This device is faculty managed and links administration, curricular and support ...
See moreAn online roadmap has been introduced to improve the standard of academic skills by embedding a semester long sequence of stimuli and resources for new students within our large, general science degrees. This device is faculty managed and links administration, curricular and support services to the just-in-time needs of the students. This institution-wide curricular and co-curricular approach extends and supports our existing workshop and mentoring activities. It answers and prompts frequently asked questions, inducts students into the broader culture of the faculty and integrates information literacy and other academic skills which will be taught, practised and assessed during their first semester at university.
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See moreAn online roadmap has been introduced to improve the standard of academic skills by embedding a semester long sequence of stimuli and resources for new students within our large, general science degrees. This device is faculty managed and links administration, curricular and support services to the just-in-time needs of the students. This institution-wide curricular and co-curricular approach extends and supports our existing workshop and mentoring activities. It answers and prompts frequently asked questions, inducts students into the broader culture of the faculty and integrates information literacy and other academic skills which will be taught, practised and assessed during their first semester at university.
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Date
2012-09-01Publisher
UniServe ScienceCitation
Arndell, M., Bridgeman, A. J., Goldsworthy, R., Taylor, C. E., & Tzioumis, V. (2012). Code for Success: A roadmap as an organising device for the transition of first year science students and the development of academic skills. In M. Sharma (Ed.), Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, (pp. 79−86). Sydney, NSW: UniServe Science.Subjects
RoadmapOnline navigation
Student transition
Mentoring
Student induction
Information literacy
Student orientation
Study skills
Learning management system
Information skills
eLearning
Graduate attributes
Science
Library
iResearch
ePortfolio
Academic honesty
Scholarly research
Learning objects
First year
Curriculum
Sydney Scientist
Online learning
Liaison librarians
Higher education
Learning and Teaching
Academic skills
Widening participation
Social inclusion
Certificates of completion
eCommunity
BlackBoard
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