first year psychology student induction 2. today’s induction supporting your success student rep...

First Year PsychologyStudent Induction 2

Today’s induction

Supporting your success

• Student Rep Shout out

• Student Wellbeing, Learning & Welfare Support

• Feedback in Higher Education

• British Psychology Society

• Psychology Society

• Student mentors

Student Rep Shout out

Student Representatives Needed

• Represent your year group, and sit on our Staff-Student Committee (4 times a year – refreshments provided).

• Looks good on your c.v. – demonstrates teamwork, organisation, communication and initiative etc.

• Please complete the nomination form and return it to the Student Union OR Psychology Office by Friday, 9th October 2015.

• Any enquiry regarding nominations should be directed to “Hull Student Union” or “ Nadine Pyke” (nadine.pyke@hull.ac.uk) in the Psychology office.

Full training will be provided by the Student Union

Student Wellbeing, Learning

&

Welfare Support

Bob Burwell

Student Wellbeing, Learning & Welfare

SupportBob Burwell

&

Clare Omissi

Supporting your successStudent Wellbeing, Learning & Welfare Support

Student Wellbeing, Learning and Welfare Support

Supporting your success

3rd Floor, University House, come to 2nd floor to book appts

Who we are…

• Four teams:–Financial support–Learning support–Welfare support–Health and wellbeing

Supporting your success

Financial support team

Supporting your success

• Home & international students in significant financial hardship

• Short term emergency loans & a hardship fund

• Food vouchers

• Advice on budgeting & managing finances throughout university

• Money doctors

Learning support team

Supporting your success

• Academic support for students with SpLDs ( Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, AD(H)D

• Teach academic study skills such as academic writing, information processing skills, planning, note-taking & exam techniques

• Screening & arranging assessments for specific learning differences

Welfare support team

Supporting your success

• Disability support:

– Unseen medical conditions– Mobility issues– Physical disabilities– Sensory impairments

• Specific student group support; mature students, carers, care leavers (Karen Smales)

• Immigration advice

– 1:1 support for international students requiring visas for study

Health and wellbeing team

Supporting your success

• Free, confidential advice & support service aimed towards enabling good emotional & mental health;

• Any issues affecting the ability to study for example emotional distress, anxiety, stress, homesickness, bereavement;

• Support students who have mental health issues and students on the autistic spectrum, including Asperger’s Syndrome;

• Referral to external services e.g. Letstalk;

• Duty adviser available every day;

• You can raise welfare concerns e.g about the wellbeing of another student.

Faith

• Our chaplaincy team provide a caring, spiritual presence for our students, of any faith or none.

• Chaplains can also advise on matters relating to faith and belief and can signpost to local worshipping communities

• Facilities for prayer & worship are available on campus & students are also warmly welcomed to join faith groups in the local community.

• Based at 57 Salmon Grove/ Hull University Chaplaincy

Supporting your success

Supporting your success

We are here to help you!We are available each day

on the 3rd Floor of University house www.hull.ac.uk/supportstudenthelp@hull.ac.uk

Telephone: (01482) 462020/2222

Feedback

in Higher Education

Dr Myfanwy Bugler

Feedback in Higher Education

Dr Myfanwy Bugler

Department of Psychology Faculty of Science

Office: Room 124 Applied ScienceEmail: m.bugler@hull.ac.uk Tel 465010

Feedback in Higher Education

• Feedback at school/college?

• Feedback in Higher Education?

WHAT IS FEEDBACK?

Written comments • Written feedback from tutors on

your work is very valuable – pinpoints strengths and weaknesses in your work.

• Its effectiveness, however, is dependent on how you apply this feedback to your future work. Feed forward

• Keep a portfolio of your feedback which you can regularly refer back to and ‘feed forward’ to future work; this will prevent you from repeating the same mistakes again and will remind you of where your strengths and weaknesses lie.

Written comments • Don’t just look at the mark you

have received.

• Take care to read and re-read the feedback provided on your work; academic staff go to great efforts to provide meaningful feedback for a reason: so that you can apply this to future work.

• If you don’t understand a piece of feedback then ASK!

Written comments • At first - difficult to apply feedback

from one assessment to another because of the variation in content matter, but try to look at the feedback holistically.

• Have you misunderstood the question? Could you take more care next time to read the question and ensure you fully understand it?

• Talk to your lecturer or peers to clarify what the question is asking

• Is your essay, presentation or report technique letting you down?

• Make an appointment with your Academic Support Tutor or the Skills Team

Orally during allotted contact hours

• Make the most of the time you spend with your Academic Support Tutor, seminar tutors and lecturers - provide you with feedback without you even realising!

• Be proactive and engage in discussion - don’t be afraid to ask questions: there are no stupid questions!

• Make notes on the feedback given to you in seminars and lectures. It will make you more aware of when you are receiving feedback and you can include these in a portfolio of feedback as reference for future work.

Meetings with your Academic Support Tutor• Meeting with Academic Support

Tutors affords you a one –to-one opportunity for feedback and to ask questions.

• Always prepare for your meeting with your Academic Support Tutor.

• Ask yourself what you want to get out of the meeting and go to your meeting with questions, so that you don’t leave feeling disappointed.

Oral feedback during lab sessions

• Receiving oral feedback during practical work is great as you’re more likely to remember the feedback as you are carrying out the work that needs doing (active learning)

• Make a note of what went well and what didn’t, so that the next time you carry out a similar task, you can refer back to this.

• As well as including the feedback from your tutor, assess your own performance; self assessment is an essential skill which you will need to develop for your professional career.

Generic class feedback – written and verbal• This type of feedback relates the

feedback you receive from lecturers in your class about upcoming or recently completed essays or examinations.

• It is a very powerful form of feedback and should never be underestimated!

• You can gain a lot from knowing pitfalls that you should avoid, which perhaps your peers have encountered, or for gaining a different perspective on a subject or new technique, which you had not previously considered and may choose to adopt in a future assessment.

Peer feedback – formal or informal• Peers can provide an objective view on

the feedback you have received and in turn you can help your peers.

• It may be difficult to be open when criticising and receiving criticism from your peers at first BUT this will help each of you to improve your work and grade.

• These are also skills which you will need in your professional life.

• Be proactive: organise study groups or meet with peers regularly to discuss the feedback you have received from your tutors and to provide one another with constructive feedback on work.

How to make the most of feedback

• Regard all feedback as valuable.

• Feedback from anyone is useful.

• Don’t get defensive when feedback is critical.

• Thank people for critical feedback too.

• Don’t just wait for feedback, ask for it.

Education is not a passive process

• You have to engage both in

your studies and in seeking

and receiving feedback

• Engaged students = more in

depth understanding of your

subject, more motivated and

satisfied and a higher degree

classification

Becoming a member of the

British Psychology Society

Dr Jo Horne

BPS Membership

• Benefits of membership – The Psychologist, PsychTalk, online access to BPS journals, discounts

• Cost of student membership: £25 per year

• Application forms are available from the BPS website www.bps.org.uk/student

• BPS Liaison is Dr Jo Horne

Psychology Society

Lucy Howard-Comber

ΨHull University

Psychology Society

Socials• We will have both sober and drinking socials

• eg:

• Big Fun

• Café Gelato’s

• Film Nights

• Bar crawls

• Pub socials

• There will also be joint socials with other societies.

Socials are fortnightly and will be announced via the Facebook page.

Fundraisers/Charity

• Past fundraisers have included:

• Charity Humber Bridge Walk

• Bake Sales

• Charity Football Matches

Academic Sessions

•Essay writing advice

•Exam revision sessions

•SPSS help

External Speakers

• We will be searching for speakers on topics relevant to the course material to visit the university.

• We will let you know in advance who, when, and how much it will be!

How to join

• Membership is £4 and you can join at the Societies desk on the 1st floor of the Union building, or at Hullstudent.com/store.

Contact Us

Hull University Psychology Society

@HullPsychSocPug

Hull University Psychology Freshers 2015 – 16

Your Student Mentors

WHEN?Thursday Night at 6.30 onwards

WHERE?

1ST YEAR PSYCHOLOGY NIGHT OUT

John McCarthy Bar in Union