inductions vital building block or necessary evil ?
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Jim Corrigan- Yorkshire Coast College(Grimsby Institute)
What makes inductions ineffective?
• Passive activities
• Information absorption exercises
• Pre-prepared checklists
Jim Corrigan- Yorkshire Coast College(Grimsby Institute)
What makes inductions effective?
Cited by ‘Excellence Gateway (2011,online):•Well planned and delivered induction•Well structured and purposeful induction•Flexible and well designed induction•Thorough and effective induction
Jim Corrigan- Yorkshire Coast College(Grimsby Institute)
SUCCESSFUL INDUCTIONS - RESEARCH
FACTUAL ( deadlines; plagiarism; procedures)
According to Avis et al (2010, p 141) :“Induction is also the best time to establish ground rules about conduct, attendance and punctuality and completion of work”
Jim Corrigan- Yorkshire Coast College(Grimsby Institute)
ORIENTATIONAL(mapping exercise: input, expectation, output)
SOCIAL
Avis et al (2010 p 141) state regarding inductions:
“Treasure hunts and quizzes can be used to introduce and consolidate information about the
institution and course requirements”
Jim Corrigan- Yorkshire Coast College(Grimsby Institute)
PROPORTIONAL
The notion from Business Link (2011, online) that one should provide information in an induction:
“at a rate that allows them to understand it properly”
SAFEGUARDING
“.. principal responsibility is to ensure the health and safety of your students at all times” (Minton 2002 p92 )
Jim Corrigan- Yorkshire Coast College(Grimsby Institute)
SUCCESSFUL INDUCTIONS - PRACTICE
LEARN NAMES (in advance)
REMOVE ANXIETY (involvement/icebreaker) * HELP THEM SUCCEED ( communicate; open forum)
MEANINGFUL (engages interest) *
MEMORABLE (motivational) *
Jim Corrigan- Yorkshire Coast College(Grimsby Institute)
REFERENCES:Avis, J.; Fisher, R. and Thompson,R.(2010)Teaching in Lifelong Learning. Maidenhead.Open University Press.Business Link (2011) Practical Advice for Business [Internet] London, Business Link. Available from: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail [Accessed on 21.2.11.]CIPD (2011) Induction [Internet] London, CIPD. Available from: http://cipd.co.uk/subjects/recruitment/induction/induction.htm [Accessed on 21.2.11]Concise Oxford Dictionary. (1999) Oxford. Oxford University Press.Excellence Gateway (2011) Induction [Internet] London, Excellence Gateway. Available from: http://excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx? [Accessed on 21.2.11.]Minton, D.(2002) Teaching Skills in Further and Adult Education.London. Macmillan Press.Petty,G.(2001) Teaching Today 2nd Edition. Cheltenham. Nelson Thornes Ltd.Waterhouse,R. (2003) Buddy, can you spare a minute? [Internet], London, TES Connect. Available from: http:// www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx? [Accessed on 23.2.11.]
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