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Welcome to BENV 1082

Welcome to BENV 1082. Helen Farrell Meeray Ghaly. Today’s session. Information sharing Setting a context: The real life experience of studying in BE Learning theories Admin matters: Course Outline etc Tutorial activity. Getting to Know You. What Degree program are you doing?

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Welcome to BENV 1082

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  1. Welcome to BENV 1082 Helen Farrell Meeray Ghaly

  2. Today’s session • Information sharing • Setting a context: • The real life experience of studying in BE • Learning theories • Admin matters: Course Outline etc • Tutorial activity Helen Farrell, BENV 1082

  3. Getting to Know You What Degree program are you doing? What do you hope to gain from this course BE Literacy? What is your biggest concern from an academic perspective? What model of learning did you have in your last learning institution? What was the biggest issue for you in your transition to university? Helen Farrell, BENV 1082

  4. Thinking about your learning experience last session What is your definition of learning? How do you learn best? What successful strategies did you use last session? Why were they successful? What less successful strategies did you use? Why were they less successful? Helen Farrell, BENV 1082

  5. What learning at university involves: • Socialization into the role of student: Learning the realities of life as a student Mastery of intellectual and other skills • Becoming part of the community of practice: Adopting the language and culture of your profession Developing your identity as a… • Beginning socialization into the profession: What it means to be a… Learning about the profession Helen Farrell, BENV 1082

  6. Learning is... Learning isparticipation in social practice (Architecture how to think and work like an architect) whereby we may change our practices and have new understandings of why we do it. We form a new identity in relation to our growing competence

  7. Bloom’s Taxonomy Creating: generating new ideas, planning, producing Evaluating: justifying a decision, checking, critiquing Analysing: exploring understandings, deconstructing texts and scenarios Applying: using information in another familiar situation Understanding: explaining ideas or concepts Remembering: recalling information, listing describing Helen Farrell, BENV 1082

  8. Solo Taxonomy

  9. Admin Matters • Highlight course outline details • Assignment dates • Assignment tasks • Portfolio of selected work (Part A & B) • Tutorial presentation and research paper (Part A & B) • Assignment from a parallel core course (essay, report, design statement) Helen Farrell, BENV 1082

  10. Interesting website: http://www.elssa.uts.edu.au/resources/pronunciation/index.html

  11. Reflection questions What have I learned today? How does this ‘fit’ with my previous learning? How will this learning impact on my other coursework? What do I still need to know about today’s topic? Helen Farrell, BENV 1082

  12. Task • Individual work: What are the main ideas presented? Howvalid are these ideas in relation to your experience? Explain. • Group Work: Meet with another colleague andwork on the following question together: What is the structure of the text you have read? Mark your essay with your comments. Please ensure your names are on the essay

  13. Task for next week: • Read any two articles related to indigenous housing in Architecture Australia Sept- Oct 2008 issue. • What cultural dilemmas related to Architecture/ Design are raised in the article? • What is each writer attempting to highlight? Please bring copies of your chosen articles to our next class.

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