Helping University Students Learn How to Learn
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Registrations are open to the Swiss Faculty Development Network Conference, on February 14. The conference keynote speaker will be Kate Wall, Professor of Education in the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. The title of the keynote is: “Closing the Feedback Loop: the value of student participation in teaching and learning”
Further details are available on the SFDN website
Self-regulation of learning by students has been found to be strongly associated with academic attainment. This self-regulation can be aided by using assessment rubrics, formative assessment, encouraging students to “think out loud”, or by explicitly teaching students problem-solving and study skills strategies. This one-day conference will host presentations from teachers, faculty developers and researchers, addressing a range of strategies currently being developed to help university students learn how to learn. Presentations will include: examples of university-level study skills programmes using both on-site and on-line approaches, strategies to develop students’ ability to think within their disciplines, and examples of teacher development workshops, courses and programmes aimed at student self-regulation.