Navigating University Learning
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Live Classes (Semester 1)
Navigating Semester 1
This particular course will be led by the team of Induction & Transitions Advisers
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=52555
| Date | Time | UG/PGT/ All |
Class | Class Description | Location / Zoom Link |
| Wednesday 8th October | 13:00-14:00 | PGT | Demystifying the Step Up to Postgrad Learning | What does the step up to PGT-level study look like? What does it mean to be a Master's student? This session focuses on transition to and expectations of Master's-level study, introduces the concept of 'mastersness', and discusses how it can help you understand and evaluate your strengths and development areas relating to postgrad study. | https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/82951165039 |
| Thursday 9th October | 12:00-13:00 | UG | Demystifying Undergrad Learning | Starting university can feel like stepping into a whole new world. In this session, we’ll demystify the 'hidden curriculum': the unspoken rules and expectations of university life, so you can build confidence and succeed as an independent learner. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Wednesday 15th October | 13:00-14:00 | All | Demystifying Independent Learning: Tools and Strategies | This session looks at what 'independent learning' means, its practical challenges, and some organisational and time management tips and tools to boost your learning. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Thursday 16th October | 12:00-13:00 | All | Demystifying Independent Learning: Overcoming Procrastination and Perfectionism | This session will help you to identify and tackle common barriers to managing your time and learning effectively. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Wednesday 22nd October | 13:00-14:00 | All | Demystifying Assessments: Approaches & Expectations | Not sure what university assessments will be like? In this session, we’ll compare how you’ve worked before with what’s expected now, then explore practical strategies, from using Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) to making the most of tutors' feedback, to help you approach assessments with confidence. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Thursday 23rd October | 12:00-13:00 | All | Demystifying Assessments: Writing as a Process | Struggling to start writing or feel you need the perfect idea before you can begin? In this session, we'll explore writing as a process, working from the basis that the best work isn’t written once, but rewritten. We’ll look at how to break free from the fear of the blank page, get your ideas flowing without worrying about perfection, and turn rough drafts into polished work. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Wednesday 29th October | 13:00-14:00 | All | AI & Academic Integrity: How Do You Use AI? | AI is constantly evolving and changing how we learn and work, but what does this mean for you? In this open, discussion-based session, we’ll unpack your experiences with AI so far, and start to explore how it will look at UofG. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Thursday 30th October | 12:00-13:00 | All | AI & Academic Integrity: How You Can Use AI at UofG | AI is evolving fast, and so is the guidance around how universities expect students to use it. In this session, we’ll look at the current UofG guidance, why it may change throughout your studies, and how to use AI tools effectively and responsibly at university. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Wednesday 5th November | 13:00-14:00 | PGT | Considering a PhD | Thinking about undertaking postgraduate research after your postgraduate taught degree? This session will discuss what PhD research looks like, how to choose a topic, how you can look for funding, and writing a research proposal. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Thursday 6th November | 12:00-13:00 | PGT | Considering Your Career | Starting to think about your career after you complete your postgraduate taught degree? This session will help you set your career goals, align these with your learning, skills, and experiences, and how to find CV-boosting opportunities. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Wednesday 12th November | 13:00-14:00 | UG | Navigating Key Relationships & Communication | University isn’t just about study: it’s also about the people you’ll meet and work with. In this session, we’ll explore how expectations around relationships and communication with staff and peers as an undergrad student may look different to those you've experienced in other learning contexts. We'll discuss how to handle these confidently, and to thrive in an intercultural learning community. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Thursday 13th November | 12:00-13:00 | PGT | Navigating Key Relationships & Communication | In this session, we’ll explore how expectations around relationships and communication with staff and peers as a postgrad student may look different to those you've experienced at undergraduate level. We'll discuss how to handle these confidently, and to thrive in an intercultural learning community. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Wednesday 19th November | 13:00-14:00 | All | Making Feedback Work for You | Tutors' feedback is a valuable tool to help you direct your learning. In this session, we’ll show you how to understand and use feedback from essays and other work to strengthen future assessments, including exams. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Thursday 20th November | 12:00-13:00 | All | Preparing for Your Exams: Revision Strategies | Find out about the revision strategies that actually work, and how to organise your time to use them. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Wednesday 26th November | 13:00-14:00 | All | Making Feedback Work for You (repeat) | Tutors' feedback is a valuable tool to help you direct your learning. In this session, we’ll show you how to understand and use feedback from essays and other work to strengthen future assessments, including exams. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
| Thursday 27th November | 12:00-13:00 | All | Preparing for Your Exams: Navigating the Exam Period & Dealing with Stress | Feeling stressed about exams, or experienced exam stress in the past? Come along to this practical and supportive session for guidance on getting through the exam period. | Boyd Orr 611 (LT E) |
Building Community
This particular course will be led by the team of Induction & Transitions Advisers
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=52555
| Date | Time | UG/PGT/ All |
Class | Class Description | Location / Zoom Link |
| Monday 6th October | 12:00-13:00 | All | Early semester check-in for Commuting/Local students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow students who are from or were already living in Glasgow, and/or commute to campus. In the session, you'll discuss your first weeks at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life. | Southpark House 202 (Seminar Room) |
| Tuesday 7th October | 17:00-18:00 | All | Early semester check-in for Mature students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow mature students. In the session, you'll discuss your first weeks at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life. | Clarice Pears 103AB |
| Monday 13th October | 18:00-19:00 | All | First month check-in for Online/Distance Learning students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow online and distance learning students. In the session, you'll discuss your first month at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life. | https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/87418868070 |
| Tuesday 14th October | 17:00-18:00 | All | First month check-in for Part-Time Students |
A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow part-time students. In the session, you'll discuss your first month at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life. | Clarice Pears 103AB |
| Monday 20th October | 12:00-13:00 | UG | First month check-in for Undergrads | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow undergrad students. In the session, you'll discuss your first month at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life. | Southpark House Teaching Room |
| Tuesday 21st October | 17:00-18:00 | PGT | First month check-in for Postgrads | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow new postgrad students. In the session, you'll discuss your first month at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life. | Clarice Pears 103AB |
| Monday 3rd November | 12:00-13:00 | All | Mid-semester check-in for Commuting/Local students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow students who are from or were already living in Glasgow, and/or commute to campus. In the session, you'll reflect on your first half semester at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life through the rest of the semester and beyond. | Southpark House Teaching Room |
| Tuesday 4th November | 17:00-18:00 | All | Mid-semester check-in for Mature students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow mature students. In the session, you'll reflect on your first half semester at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life through the rest of the semester and beyond. | Clarice Pears 103AB |
| Monday 17th November | 18:00-19:00 | UG | Late semester check-in for Online/Distance Learning students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow online and distance learning students. In the session, you'll reflect on your first semester so far at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life through the rest of the semester and as you look forward to the new semester. | https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/85660750861 |
| Tuesday 18th November | 17:00-18:00 | PGT | Late semester check-in for Part-Time Students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow part-time students. In the session, you'll reflect on your first semester so far at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life through the rest of the semester and as you look forward to the new semester. | Clarice Pears 103AB |
| Monday 24th November | 12:00-13:00 | All | Late semester check-in for Undergrad students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow undergrad students. In the session, you'll reflect on your first semester so far at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life through the rest of the semester and as you look forward to the new semester. | Southpark House Teaching Room |
| Tuesday 25th November | 17:00-18:00 | All | Late semester check-in for Postgrad students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow postgrad students. In the session, you'll reflect on your first semester so far at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life through the rest of the semester and as you look forward to the new semester. | Clarice Pears 103AB |
| Monday 1st December | 12:00-13:00 | All | End of semester check-in for Commuting/Local students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow students who are from or were already living in Glasgow, and/or commute to campus. In the session, you'll reflect on your first semester at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life as you look forward to the new semester. | Southpark House Teaching Room |
| Tuesday 2nd December | 17:00-18:00 | All | Late semester check-in for Mature students | A friendly, welcoming space to meet and connect with fellow mature students. In the session, you'll reflect on your first semester at UofG and find out more about advice and support to help you in your studies and wider student life as you look forward to the new semester. | Clarice Pears 103AB |
Co-working Spaces and PhD Application Workshops
This particular course will be led by the team of Induction & Transitions Advisers
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=52555
| Date | Time | UG/PGT/ All |
Class | Class Description | Location (in-person class)/ Zoom Link (online class) |
| Monday 27th October | 12:00-13:00 | All | Peer Co-working Space | Bring your own coursework or assessments to this open peer co-working session where you can try out approaches and strategies discussed the Demystifying Independent Learning and Demystifying Assessments sessions. You should come prepared with your own coursework and device/pen and paper to work on. |
Southpark House Teaching Room |
| Tuesday 28th October | 16:00-17:00 | All | Peer Co-working Space | Bring your own coursework or assessments to this open peer co-working session where you can try out approaches and strategies discussed in the Demystifying Independent Learning and Demystifying Assessments sessions. You should come prepared with your own coursework and device/pen and paper to work on. |
Southpark House Teaching Room |
| Wednesday 29th October | 16:00-17:00 | All | Peer Co-working Space | Bring your own coursework or assessments to this open peer co-working session where you can try out approaches and strategies discussed in the Demystifying Independent Learning and Demystifying Assessments sessions. You should come prepared with your own coursework and device/pen and paper to work on. |
Southpark House Teaching Room |
| Thursday 30th October | 13:00-14:00 | All | Peer Co-working Space | Bring your own coursework or assessments to this open peer co-working session where you can try out approaches and strategies discussed in the Demystifying Independent Learning and Demystifying Assessments sessions. You should come prepared with your own coursework and device/pen and paper to work on. |
Southpark House Teaching Room |
| Monday 10th November | 17:00-18:00 | PGT | PhD Application Workshop (Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences) | This workshop will focus on turning an idea for a PhD topic into a robust research proposal in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. You should come prepared with a rough idea for a PhD topic to work on during the session. |
Adam Smith 487 |
| Tuesday 11th November | 17:00-18:00 | PGT | PhD Application Workshop (Sciences) | This workshop will focus on turning an idea for a PhD topic into a robust research proposal and/or how to write a persuasive PhD application. You should come prepared with a rough idea for a PhD topic or type of research project you'd like to work on during the session. |
Clarice Pears 103AB |