Transcript June 24th slideshow.ppt

Welcome to TASH!
Introductory project meeting
June 24th, 2008
What we'll be doing this afternoon
• 14.05-14.35: Where TASH came from, and the issues it
addresses
• 14.35-15.15: Small group activity - what skills are most
important for independent learners?
• 15.15-15.30: Coffee and cakes
• 15.30-15.50: How TASH will work
• 15.50-16.45: Small group activity - how will TASH be built
and used by different constituencies in different subject
areas?
• 16.45-17.00: Closing remarks - next steps
What issues does TASH address?
• A widely-perceived need for students to enhance their
academic skills;
• range of student backgrounds;
• diverse student and institutional expectations;
• known availability of good resources;
• variable student engagement;
• striking a balance between generic and subject-specific
skills;
• avoiding the deficit and hypodermic models.
Small group activity one
In groups of four or so, produce a three-slide presentation
addressing the following questions:
• For you, what are the three most important academic skills
needed for independent learning?
• Are these specific to certain levels / subject areas /
approaches to learning, or are they generic?
• To what extent is the development of these skills already
supported across the institution?
• How might this process be enhanced?
Share your ideas
• We can show them on the main screen here and now ....
• ... and/or please email them to us before leaving today
(addresses on the next slide)
We will study your responses carefully, add them all to the
Generic Skills website to share them more widely, and blog
a summary of what you said over the next week or so.
Coffee and cakes
[email protected]
[email protected]
Small group activity two
Break into groups that represent your faculty or subject area;
and discuss:
• Your priorities - what would you like TASH to address?
• Your resources - what do you know of that would be of
benefit to others?
• Your ideas about use - how do you think TASH could be
used in your departments?
• Your concerns - what do you foresee as the challenges for
the TASH project?
Next steps
• Building a community: would you like to continue to be
involved?
• Sharing resources: what do you know about that you'd like
to share?
• Moving forward: are you, or someone else you work with,
interested in attending the July 17th meeting and
developing tutor-facing guides?
• Staying in touch:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/lets/projects/genericskills
... and, if you like that kind of thing, a blog near you very soon