1. BX101 Week 2 What are you doing here?

2. Higher Education The Academy - Socrates etc Islamic Universities Western European Universities - Oxford etc preparing clerics and the professions - law, medicine etc centres of learning and the development of thought - now research finishing schools for the rich

3. HE structure Bachelor - Master - Doctor - Reader - Professor The craft guild model Newer qualifications - different subjects - not just the professions - not the entry keepers

4. HE traditions Hierarchy of qualifications Learning the tools Using the tools Developing the tools Creating new tools Academic disciplines Academic Freedom

5. What we do Lectures Seminars Tutorials Workshops Reading and independent study The internet

6. Lectures are for Exposition Information Modelling Two way communication Cultural events

7. Adjusting to teaching styles Business subjects come from a range of academic disciplines And the rules can change for different subjects Your goal is to adapt to enable you to work confidently in different situations

8. Strengthen Visual Learning Read the textbook before hearing the lecture in class Preview chapters by reading the objectives, headings & subheadings Take notes and draw diagrams in the lecture

9. Strengthen Auditory Learning Read aloud the text book and lecture notes Tape difficult or key parts of the text and lecture notes Quiz yourself by asking questions aloud

10. Strengthening Kinaesthetic learning Find practical applications and do projects that involve using what you learn Move your finger along text lines as you read Move around and.or act out different parts when reading different views about a topic

11. The problem with lectures Attention span I can’t talk as fast as you can think Difficulty of matching presentation with audience

12. Lectures - what you do Take notes linear pattern notes - see workbook - Buzan video’s Pay attention to relevant bits how to decide the power of the OHP! Prepare and follow up

13. Seminars Follow up lecture - sometimes Feedback on progress Exercises talking trying out concepts Practice Provide experience to think about

14. Seminars - what you do Prepare Participate Try things out - experiment Ask questions The only dumb question is the one you don’t ask - Henry Ford Are you sure this is team working?

15. Reading What it means Different types of reading Passive and active reading how much decide why you are reading what level of information you want what you will do with it Make notes

16. Finally: Use goals to direct your thought process Be creative Develop critical thinking skills Think actively – read, listen, participate!