1. Foundation Year Routes to Success Part III - Sustaining Success Su White Semester 2

2. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk The plan today… 1. Intros 2. Your objectives 3. About feedback 4. Task

3. Intros You, me, the module and us :-)

4. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Intros: Why are we here? Me: your Lecturer … Dr Su White saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Academic in ECS Researcher in the Learning Societies Lab Why I am here… Senior Tutor on Foundation Year Believe that all students can learn and succeed Me: your Lecturer … Dr Su White saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Academic in ECS Researcher in the Learning Societies Lab Why I am here… Senior Tutor on Foundation Year Believe that all students can learn and succeed You?

5. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Intros: Why are we here? You? Student You? Student  Why are you taking the foundation year?  Do you still want to study the same degree?  Think, pair, share

6. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Intros: Why are we here? Routes to success!  It’s a module  You have coursework  This is the lecture series  I want to make it useful Routes to success!  It’s a module  You have coursework  This is the lecture series  I want to make it useful

7. Your Objectives Looking into motivations

8. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Your formal objectives: The module - Sustaining Success Three portfolio components  Getting Started in Higher Education: 28 November 2008   Making Progress: 05 February 2009   Sustaining Success: 11-17 May 2008 The module - Sustaining Success Three portfolio components  Getting Started in Higher Education: 28 November 2008   Making Progress: 05 February 2009   Sustaining Success: 11-17 May 2008

9. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Identify your own objectives  Should relate to why you are here :-) Think for a moment… What do you want to achieve? Today Tomorrow This semester, year, During the life of your degree Ambition, desire, need, want….

10. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk A vision of students today Swap to web browser! Work by Michael Wesch of Kansas State University - Digital Ethnography Project http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/

11. About Feedback How do we get it? How? When? So What? How do we get it? How? When? So What?

12. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Varieties of Feedback: Full Brain?

13. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Tell me about this module What have you done?  How do you rate it so far? a.Obviously useful b.Surprisingly useful c.Still not sure d.Don’t think it is helping What have you done?  How do you rate it so far? a.Obviously useful b.Surprisingly useful c.Still not sure d.Don’t think it is helping

14. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Reflection and Feedback 1 True of False? You can only get feedback on your work from the lecturers or demonstrators True of False? You can only get feedback on your work from the lecturers or demonstrators

15. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk reflection and feedback 2 How can you get feedback from an exam? Choose any which apply a.Listen to the general feedback on how we all did b.Think about how I did c.Talk to fellow students about how we did d.Read and analyse at my marked exam script e.Attempt the exam a second time How can you get feedback from an exam? Choose any which apply a.Listen to the general feedback on how we all did b.Think about how I did c.Talk to fellow students about how we did d.Read and analyse at my marked exam script e.Attempt the exam a second time

16. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Maths A: How do we do it?

17. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Thinking about your exam :-) 1) What mark do you/did you expect to get for the exam? a.70% or more -(excellent pass) b.60-69% (good pass) c.50-59% (pass) d.40-49% (bare pass) e.30-39% (near miss) f.29% or less (unfortunately low) Before you took the exam..

18. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Thinking about your exam :-) 1) What mark do you/did you expect to get for the exam? a.70% or more -(excellent pass) b.60-69% (good pass) c.50-59% (pass) d.40-49% (bare pass) e.30-39% (near miss) f.29% or less (unfortunately low) Immediately after you took the exam..

19. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Your tips for success Think, pair, share What are your top three tips for academic success? Analyse how you have succeeded I will be asking for feedback from some groups :-) Think, pair, share What are your top three tips for academic success? Analyse how you have succeeded I will be asking for feedback from some groups :-)

20. Your Tasks Somethings for you… And the portfolio ;-) Somethings for you… And the portfolio ;-)

21. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk 1) Progress review Think about your progress so far this year  What will you continue?  What will you modify?  What will you stop? Think about your progress so far this year  What will you continue?  What will you modify?  What will you stop?

22. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk 2) Resources Find me some useful resources Mail me the details Format: Subject: routes to success Contents: Your Name: Your Group: Your suggested resource: book, website, Breif Description and how it is useful: Find me some useful resources Mail me the details Format: Subject: routes to success Contents: Your Name: Your Group: Your suggested resource: book, website, Breif Description and how it is useful:

23. Sustaining Success FY February 09 Routes to Success saw@ecs.soton.ac.uk Thank You :-)