Building Educational Confidence and Affinity Through Online Induction Activities

Building Educational Confidence and Affinity Through Online Induction Activities BA (Hons) International Business and Management (Online) This poster demonstrates the development and support taken Maureen Wincott, Programme Coordinator throughout a week-long online Induction for geographically-disparate the Business School. mwincott@bournemouth.ac.uk Business School students studying the fully-online BA (Hons) International Business & Management degree. Lianne Hutchings, Programme Administrator the Business School. lhutchings@bournemouth.ac.uk From application through to enrolment and becoming an online student David Hopkins, Learning Technologist our students are likely to experience many emotions over this period. We the Business School. dhopkins@bournemouth.ac.uk recognise the different key foundation areas required to strengthen personal confidence and determination as an individual remote student. The intention is to help students overcome their initial personal apprehension by building intrinsic trust in the capabilities of the Business School from all standpoints including technical, educational and pastoral.The Community for the online students has been designedto simplify the initial impact of myBU with graphical ‘quick’ By the end of this induction week students have the opportunity tolinks that reflects student feedback that highlighted the formulate a clear picture of the environment in which they will bedifficulty in navigating around myBU. The myBU Community learning, establish an initial impression of degree level study, recognise theaims to progress interaction from the Induction Activities and levels of support available to them, and begin to identify their ownform a sense of belonging and ‘community’ in personal resolve and how to make this work for them whilst studying fromgeographically-disparate students. a remote location. Through the induction programme we SENSE OF firmly believe that building strong roots ACHIEVEMENT empowers students to maximise their QUALIFICATION potential during the full course PROGRESSION of their study. INTERNATIONALLY AWARE CONFIDENT SELF- PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE SKILLS SELF- LIFE MOTIVATED SKILLS LIFE-LONG SUCCESSFUL COURSE FRIENDSHIPS KNOWLEDGE OPEN ENJOYABLE FLEXIBLE MINDED EXPERIENCE OUTCOME INDUCTIONFAMILIARISATION: • Personal practice FAMILIARISATION INPUT • Application • Confidence building • Linkages to employment • Time management MOTIVATION EXPECTATIONS: EXPECTATIONS MOTIVATION: • Peer encouragement • How many hours? • Contact response time? ACADEMIC • Family support • Communication from tutors • Assessment size & type? • Anticipated reading? SKILLS • Mentor/learner support • Self-study? IT SKILLS • Self-discipline • Accessibility • Consistent Internet access? • Friendliness • Regulations? • Flexibility • Calendar • Confidence building IT SKILLS: ACADEMIC SKILLS: • PC Skills • Expectations • Email • Harvard referencing • Interactive conferencing • Academic writing • Web 2.0 tools (Wiki, Blog, DF, etc) • Library resources • Electronic assignment submission • Assessments • Access/Search Library • Intended Learning Outcomes • ‘Netiquette’ • Levels (C, I, & H)

Building Educational Confidence and Affinity Through Online Induction Activities

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