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Easing the Transition: Threshold Concepts & IL workshops for visiting Y13 students
Erin NephinLeeds Metropolitan University
Previous Y13 Sessions…
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Threshold Concepts
“Transformed way of understanding, without which the learner cannot progress” (Meyer and Land, 2003)
• Transformative• Irreversible• Integrative• Bounded• Troublesome
Meyer, J.H.F and Land, R. (2003) Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge (1): Linkages to Ways of Thinking and Practising [Internet]. Occasional Report 4. London, Economic and Social Research Council. Available from: <http://www.etl.tla.ed.ac.uk/docs/ETLreport4.pdf> [Accessed 15 March 2013].
The Backward Design Process
From Understanding by Design (Wiggins and McTighe, 2006)
Three Stages:1. Identification of desired results;2. Determine acceptable evidence;3. Plan learning experiences and instruction.
Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. (2006) Understanding by Design. Ohio, Pearson.
The Redesign
2 Major Changes:
1. Splitting the workshops (move from lab to classroom based);
2. Build in feedback/self-assessment mechanisms (“3-2-1 Assessment”)
The Pilot
Feedback and Assessment
Feeding Forward
• Development of the IT based sessions• Feeding into existing L4 workshops for first-
year students• Feeding into widening participation days
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