15. Task Scenario You are a University graduate supporting welcome week and giving advice to new students on the importance of developing your academic skills alongside your subject knowledge.
16. Task Question Your pair will be allocated a specific question Example Do I really need to worry about time management – don’t the lectures keep me on track ?
17. Process Discuss how you want to approach the scenario – make a list of possible questions. Divide the work Research – use 3 separate sources – these will be cited in the script and listed in a reference section
18. Using the Wiki Each pair has been given their own wiki page Use this to develop and collaborate on your script Your peer evaluation and reflection will also be added to this page.
28. ReferencesFurther Reading Cottrell, S. (2003). The Study Skills Handbook. 2nd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Honey, P., & Mumford A., (1995). Using your learning styles. 3rd ed. Maidenhead: Peter Honey Publications. Open University (2008). Communicating and Presenting. Milton Keynes: Open University Press Price, G., & Maier, P., (2007). Effective Study Skills: Unlock Your Potential. Harlow: Pearson Publications. Worth, R. (1998). Communicating Skills [online]. Chicago: Ferguson Publications. Available at http://www.netlibrary.com.ezproxy.staffs.ac.uk/Reader/ [Accessed 22/07/10].
Editor's Notes
All resources for this task will be made available via Blackboard.However, in order to aid collaboration and ownership of your work we have set up a wiki for you to edit both individually and as pairs and to collate your findings.The final part of this week’s session will be a hands on experience of using Blackboard, Academic Skills Wiki and the online tools which we will be using to develop a small movie.Links to all these will be on 4.2 slide 3.
Firstly, over the last 3 weeks you have received a lot of information about studying at university and the developments which you as individuals will need to make not only to pass the course but to succeed in your chosen careers.I think that this statement by Stella Cottrell summarises what we have been discussing.
During your course most modules will follow a similar format.
Assessments are designed so that you can present your knowledge and skills in a variety of ways. Throughout your degree programme you will probably produce essays, reports, written presentations, posters, oral/video presentations, sit examinations as well as producing more practical examples.The most successful students really take on board comments made (called Feedback) at the end of an assignment. The idea is to maximise your potential and learn from all your experiences – both positive and negative.
This formative task so that you can develop your skills, without the pressure of knowing that your first attempt will be graded.Over the next 4 weeks you will research a specific question relating to the subject of skills development and present your findings to the rest of the group in the form of a movie.A necessarycompetency in both University and business is the ability to work as part of the team. For your final assessment you will be working in larger groups but for this initial practice you will start by working in pairs. Your time management will also be tested as this task will be carried out in your own time.Experience from previous cohorts illustrates that many students find oral communication and presentation skills very daunting. As an intermediary step this task will allow you to transmit your words via a computer animated avatar. Do not panic - the skills required to do this will be demonstrated later.Many students also find it difficult to evaluate their own work. For this task you will be given a feedback template asking you to think about how well another pair has achieved their objective: thus starting to engage in peer evaluation.Your final stage of this task will be to honest with yourself and complete a questionnaire on how well you have both engaged in the preparation and communicated information: therefore starting to learn the benefit of reflection. Do not forget that communication has 4 essential elements – the transmitter of the information, the receipt of the information , the understanding of this information and the opportunity for both parties to question and feedback. TIP - you may find it useful to look up some definitions of effective communication as part of your research.Slidecast 4.2 will give you more explain the task in more detail.
You will be working in a small team and it is important for you to discuss roles and responsibilities, work to be achieved and agree deadlines.it is important that you develop your information literacy skills.You are asked to refer to 3 different sources: A book, a website and a journal.In order for you to practice both citations (indicating the source within your text) and referencing (full bibliographic details at the end), these should be included in your written script.
Although formal citations and a reference list is not required for this task, it is important that you develop your information literacy skills.You are asked to refer to 3 different sources: A book, a website and a journal.
By the end of this module you will have had the opportunity to:Following the end of the module we will be asking you if this task helped with the preparation of the final assignment.
For electronic books you will need to log on to Athens with your student ID and password. This will work both on and off campus.
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