Date: June 26th
Time: 10:00 – 13:00
Venue: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2
Presenter(s) Co-ordinated & presented by Dr Martina Crehan, Health Professions Education Centre, RCSI and Dr Thérèse Dooley, Education Department, St Patrick’s College Drumcondra
Co-ordinators and researchers involved in the 3U N-STEP Strand 2 projects
Faculty involved in transition projects in the institutions of the 3U partnership (RCSI, NUIM, and DCU).
Event Details:
The first year of higher education requires students to engage with and take responsibility for their learning quickly. Integrated and holistic curriculum planning is a key factor in the successful management of student transition. This seminar explores these issues in the context of transition for STEM and medical students, and will draw on the complementary research and practice in the institutions of the 3U partnership (RCSI, NUIM, and DCU). Via presentations, institutional case studies and structured group work, participants will be facilitated in exploring how a ‘transition pedagogy’ Рdefined by Kift (2010) as a guiding philosophy for intentional first year curriculum design and support that carefully scaffolds and mediates the first year learning experience for heterogeneous cohorts – can be researched, developed and enacted. Key areas of discussion will focus on the organising principles for teaching for transitions such as student diversity, engagement, and assessment.
Contextualised and framed by student narratives, data from institutional research on, and teaching of first year students, will be discussed. The seminar is timed to coincide with the RCSI International Education Forum, and a specific stream of the seminar will allow participants to also benefit from international speakers in the context of medical student transition
10.00  -  Welcome, introductions and outline of the day (Professor Hannah McGee, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences; Dr Martina Crehan, Health Professions Education Centre, RCSI and Dr Thérèse Dooley, Education Department, St Patrick’s College Drumcondra)
10.15 – Keynote: Professor Aine Hyland (Emeritus Professor of Education, University College Cork) – The design of Leaving Certificate science syllabi in Ireland: an international comparison
10.45 РBridging the Gap – Student Experiences of Transition (Dr Martina Crehan, RCSI)
11.00 – Coffee break
11.15 – Interdisciplinary science: integrative learning as transition pedagogy in first year undergraduate science (Dr Eilish McLoughlin, DCU)
11.35 РHelping students make the transition to university level mathematics (Dr Ann O’Shea, NUI Maynooth),
11.55 – The role of metacognition in mathematical reasoning and problem-solving. (Ms Michelle Flood; Dr Frank Doyle RCSI)
12-15 – Facilitated Discussions, and Q&A
13.00 Close
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the key features of effective practice to limit the impact of transition in the design of first year teaching and learning for STEM and Medicine
- Discuss opportunities to support and enhance the student first year experience
- Consider the impact of the student voice in transitions research and curriculum design
- Explore ways to enhance the support for transition to the first year in order to more effectively engage and empower students
- Review and discuss key research on transition to higher education
Information: Dr Martina Crehan, Health Professions Education Centre, RCSI, email: martinacrehan@rcsi.ie, ph. 01-4028550
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