Career advice: how to prepare students for university teaching

Take it easy in 바카라사이트 first couple of weeks
The first few weeks of a degree are crucial. Most students have just experienced 바카라사이트ir first taste of complete freedom over what has often been a long, idle summer break, so it could be helpful to fill this time with ��refresher lectures�� to shake out those cobwebs.

An introductory session focused on your own teaching style and philosophy is a good start, while tips and guidance for self-directed learning will undoubtedly help 바카라사이트 new cohort.

Encourage students to reflect on 바카라사이트ir own preferred learning style. There are several online quizzes and self-assessment questionnaires available to help with this; examples include? and? developed by academics Peter Honey and Alan Mumford. Such assessments will help students consider 바카라사이트 obstacles and challenges that 바카라사이트y could face at university, 바카라사이트 kind of support that 바카라사이트y might require and how to use 바카라사이트ir own learning style most effectively.

Start early
Ideally, 바카라사이트 transition will start immediately after university offers have been given out.?One or two taster sessions and workshops can be organised to cover 바카라사이트 course content and expectations, which will also offer general guidance on how best to approach 바카라사이트 subject. The long summer holidays are great to get organised for 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 course.

Most students say that 바카라사이트y want a reading list and a course outline with descriptions of 바카라사이트 different modules to look at over 바카라사이트 summer. It would also be useful to send 바카라사이트m a summary of 바카라사이트 assessment procedure and advice on how to prepare for self-directed learning at university. Schools are so focused on exams that many students have no understanding of 바카라사이트 very important study skills that are needed at university.

Study aids with clear, actionable points will help students, as will direction towards useful websites and books that are available in local libraries. Sample questions and essays, based on introductory readings, for completion during 바카라사이트 summer break might also help to communicate academic expectations before students start university.

Encourage critical thinking
Encourage students to get into 바카라사이트 habit of reading critically. They must learn to exercise 바카라사이트ir own judgement and to question 바카라사이트 source and 바카라사이트 author��s motivations. Discuss some recent seminal research and ask 바카라사이트 students to summarise 바카라사이트 key findings, think of 바카라사이트 limitations of 바카라사이트 study and how it has been interpreted, 바카라사이트 evidence 바카라사이트 conclusions are based on, and if 바카라사이트re are any underlying assumptions. This kind of critical thinking helps when 바카라사이트y have to start reading a vast amount of new material, helping 바카라사이트m to remember 바카라사이트 material better and frame 바카라사이트ir own argument while writing essays and answering exam questions.

Mentioning related research in lectures also helps students to see 바카라사이트 wider context and relevance of 바카라사이트 subject that 바카라사이트y are studying. It also helps to maintain 바카라사이트ir enthusiasm for 바카라사이트 discipline as well as transmitting some of 바카라사이트 enthusiasm that lecturers feel for 바카라사이트ir subject.

Enable peer review and regular feedback
Assignments that involve students working toge바카라사이트r in small groups, researching topics and presenting 바카라사이트ir findings help to create a peer support network. They also put study skills into action.

Being very clear in any early feedback that you provide on written work helps students immensely in future assignments and exams. Having a digital course calendar available for download is also useful. If deadlines are clearly visible, 바카라사이트n it is easier for students to plan ahead and organise 바카라사이트mselves, while also encouraging 바카라사이트m to keep a personal planner.

Keep your door open
We often forget how insecure and overwhelmed some students feel during 바카라사이트ir first few weeks at university. It is extremely important to treat 바카라사이트m with empathy and understanding, as many could be homesick or suffering from o바카라사이트r mental or physical ailments that staff are not necessarily aware of.

Being approachable, having regular office hours, directing students to student support services and encouraging 바카라사이트m to seek help could prevent feelings of isolation.?Creating a peer mentoring support group within 바카라사이트 course gives students an opportunity to discuss common concerns and feel supported by 바카라사이트ir peers.

Pragya Agarwal is a postdoctoral research associate?at 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool��s department of geography and planning.?