2015 Pre-sessional Programme Independent Learning – Business and Management Week 1: Introduction to Independent Learning
Aug 18, 2015
2015 Pre-sessional ProgrammeIndependent Learning – Business and Management
Week 1: Introduction to Independent Learning
What is Independent Learning?
Taking responsibility for your own learning
Learning to rely less on your tutors/lecturers for help and more on yourself
Introducing a set of skills to help you become a pro-active and autonomous individual
Our tools: e-Folio
www.efolio.soton.ac.uk Vidcasts: interactive video lectures
Classroom Expectations in the UK
Please speak English in class Listen carefully when others speak Ask permission before leaving the room
Do not use social media (eg. Facebook or WeChat)
Do not make or answer phone calls or text messages (except in an emergency)
Always arrive on time for class
You may photograph or record sessions, but please ask permission first
Homework
Re-watch the first Vidcast.
Describe your previous educational experiences. Consider your number of contact hours per week with teachers, relationships with teachers and types of resources used.