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The Next Step: Transitioning from College to University

Discover the changes and adjustments involved in successfully transitioning from college to university. Learn about academic and personal changes, as well as common university jargon.

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The Next Step: Transitioning from College to University

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  1. The next step: from college to university Dr Liam Waldron Lecturer in Student Transitions Robert Gordon University

  2. When you hear the word ‘university’, what other 3 words come to mind? www.menti.com

  3. Making a successful transition to university takes a little time and patience… It involves a whole range of smaller changes and adjustments…some of these are academic, but others are more personal.

  4. What do you think some of these changes might be about?

  5. Academic/personal/interpersonal/socio-cultural

  6. Jargon-busting!!You will notice that university staff and students use a range of words and phrases – some you will know, but some my be unfamiliar. Activity Speaking to your group, what do you think the following phrases and words mean?

  7. Jargon-busting! Course/ module Critical thinking Campus VLE Stage/ year Self directed learning Assessment/ assignment/coursework Plagiarism Submission Formative/ summative Exam board Department/ school/faculty Course Leader/Module Coordinator/Course Administrator/Personal Tutor

  8. Academic Writing Liam Waldron Lecturer in Student Transitions Robert Gordon University Wendy Lawrenson Academic Skills Adviser University of Aberdeen

  9. Why write essays? • To focus on a single topic in-depth • To make you read • Makes you write • Makes you think and organise your thoughts • Makes you express your own ideas • Makes you incorporate the ideas of others • Makes you develop an argument • Builds important skills Planning, time management, research, critical thinking, written communication

  10. Key ingredients… • Knowing the criteria – guidelines Title, words count, structure, referencing style, deadline etc. • Understanding the question/title • Research • Note-taking • Structuring the answer • Proof reading and editing • Recognising that you are not being asked to write down everything you know!

  11. Let’s look at these two paragraphs… • 1) Pretty much everyone has a mobile phone these days. Phones today are so much better than they used to be. As well as keeping in touch with all my pals, I take millions of photos with mine and use 100s of apps. I think that anyone who doesn’t have a mobile is either a loner or a technophobe. I know I couldn’t live without mine. What do you think of it? • 2) In 2010, global subscriptions to mobile phone services numbered more than 5 billion, and projections indicate that there will soon be more mobile devices than people (Agar, 2013). As Goggin observes (2012), mobile phones are no longer simply for voice calls, with many devices, such as the iPhone, also functioning as cameras and personal computers. Indeed, the mobile phone has become such a ‘central cultural technology’ (Goggin, 2012, p. 6) that not owning one has been suggested to be detrimental to individuals’ social success and technological literacy (More, 2011). What do you think of it?

  12. Academic Writing is…. BASED ON EVIDENCE

  13. 1) Pretty much everyone has a mobile phone these days. Phones today are so much better than they used to be. As well as keeping in touch with all my pals, I take millions of photos with mine and use 100s of apps. I think that anyone who doesn’t have a mobile is either a loner or a technophobe. I know I couldn’t live without mine. 2) In 2010, global subscriptions to mobile phone services numbered more than 5 billion, and projections indicate that there will soon be more mobile devices than people (Agar 2013). As Goggin observes (2012), mobile phones are no longer simply for voice calls,with many devices, such as the iPhone, also functioning as cameras and personal computers. Indeed, the mobile phone has become such a ‘central cultural technology’ (Goggin 2012, p. 6) that not owning one has been suggested to be detrimental to individuals’social success and technological literacy (More 2011).

  14. Academic Writing is…. PRECISE

  15. 1) Pretty much everyone has a mobile phone these days. Phones today are so much better than they used to be. As well as keeping in touch with all my pals, I take millions of photos with mine and use 100s of apps. I think that anyone who doesn’t have a mobile is either a loner or a technophobe. I know I couldn’t live without mine. 2) In 2010, global subscriptions to mobile phone services numbered more than 5 billion, and projections indicate that there will soon be more mobile devices than people (Agar 2013). As Goggin observes (2012), mobile phones are no longer simply for voice calls,with many devices, such as the iPhone, also functioning as cameras and personal computers. Indeed, the mobile phone has become such a ‘central cultural technology’ (Goggin 2012, p. 6) that not owning one has been suggested to be detrimental to individuals’ social success and technological literacy (More 2011).

  16. Academic Writing is…. FORMAL

  17. 1) Pretty much everyone has a mobile phone these days. Phones today are so much better than they used to be. As well as keeping in touch with all my pals, I take millions of photos with mine and use 100s of apps. I think that anyone who doesn’t have a mobile is either a loner or a technophobe. I know I couldn’t live without mine. 2) In 2010, global subscriptions to mobile phone services numbered more than 5 billion, and projections indicate that there will soon be more mobile devices than people (Agar 2013). As Goggin observes (2012), mobile phones are no longer simply for voice calls, with many devices, such as the iPhone, also functioning as cameras and personal computers. Indeed, the mobile phone has become such a ‘central cultural technology’ (Goggin 2012, p. 6) that not owning one has been suggested to be detrimental to individuals’ social success and technological literacy (More 2011).

  18. Academic Writing is…. IMPERSONAL AND OBJECTIVE

  19. 1) Pretty much everyone has a mobile phone these days. Phones today are so much better than they used to be. As well as keeping in touch with all my pals, I take millions of photos with mine and use 100s of apps. I think that anyone who doesn’t have a mobile is either a loner or a technophobe. I know I couldn’t live without mine. 2) In 2010, global subscriptions to mobile phone services numbered more than 5 billion, and projections indicate that there will soon be more mobile devices than people (Agar 2013). As Goggin observes (2012), mobile phones are no longer simply for voice calls, with many devices, such as the iPhone, also functioning as cameras and personal computers. Indeed, the mobile phone has become such a ‘central cultural technology’ (Goggin 2012, p. 6) that not owning one has been suggested to be detrimental to individuals’ social success and technological literacy (More 2011).

  20. Academic Writing is…. CAUTIOUS

  21. 1) Pretty much everyone has a mobile phone these days. Phones today are so much better than they used to be. As well as keeping in touch with all my pals, I take millions of photos with mine and use 100s of apps. I think that anyone who doesn’t have a mobile is either a loner or a technophobe. I know I couldn’t live without mine. 2) In 2010, global subscriptions to mobile phone services numbered more than 5 billion, and projections indicate that there will soon be more mobile devices than people (Agar 2013). As Goggin observes (2012), mobile phones are no longer simply for voice calls, with many devices, such as the iPhone, also functioning as cameras and personal computers. Indeed, the mobile phone has become such a ‘central cultural technology’ (Goggin 2012, p. 6) that not owning one has been suggested tobe detrimental to individuals’ social success and technological literacy (More 2011).

  22. Academic Writing is… CRITICAL

  23. Critical writing…

  24. Academic Writing Liam Waldron Lecturer in Student Transitions Robert Gordon University Wendy Lawrenson Academic Skills Adviser University of Aberdeen

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