WORKSHOPS FOR NEW STUDENTS

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WORKSHOPS FOR NEW STUDENTS Kristina Edström,
KTH Madelaine Engström, LiU 22 May 2003
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WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS

• Introduction
• Why workshops for new students?
• Student diversity
• Different view and expectations on learning
• Different experience of learning

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• Purpose
• The overall purpose of having workshops on
  learning strategies for new students are
• start a process of reflecting and questioning
  about learning techniques and education in
  general. It can be a way to increase the quality
  of student learning.
• to make a package of workshops for new students
  that can be used by other universities

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CDIO Syllabus 2 and 3.1
Workshops for new students
Self control
Reflecting
Questioning
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• Main points in the workshop
• Learning
• Learning styles
• Surface- and deep learning
• Motivation
• Achievement motivation
• Extrinsic motivation
• Intrinsic motivation
• Social motivation
• Memory

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• Study habits
• Time planning
• Self control
• Reflection
• Attitudes
• Concentration
• Physical and mental environment
• Working in a group
• Different roles in a group.
• Criteria of a well acting group
• Working in a group has a learning and a social
  function

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• Activities and exercises
• Discussions in small groups
• Let them write down three things they have
  learned since they started their education.
• Give the students a memory test and connect it to
  a discussion about the positive effects of taking
  breaks when you study
• Learning strategies reading test

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• Model of a holistic view of what effects learning

Learning Study habits Motivation
Planning
Reflection
Learning styles
Concentration
Attitude
Surface learning
Environment
Deep learning
Teamwork
Memory
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How do you expect to learn?
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• Why plan your studies?
• General view of time/work
• Focus - more active, more effective
• Be realistic- increase the time gradual
• Plan for a short and a long time
• Change your plans when you absolutely
• need to

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• There is more to life than increasing its
  speed
• (Ghandi)

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• Experience from Linköping
• Compulsory workshops at the D-programme
• Work shops by mentors at the Y-programme
• Students seem to be more aware of the subjects in
  the workshops discussions about learning early
  in the education