Bridging the Gap Between the Undergraduate and Graduate Classroom: The Academic Leap

Presenters:

Elizabeth Walsh &

Jen Van Ewyk

Agenda

0Brainstorm0Preparing for Class0 In-Class0Self Reflection0Your Turn0Wrap Up & Questions

BrainstormWhat’s an undergraduate classroom like?

What’s a graduate classroom like?

Preparing for Class

Undergraduate Graduate

0Homework assignments

0Worksheets0Study guides0Short papers0Group work

0Reading (200+ pages per week)

0 In-class facilitation0Group work0Presentations0Papers (!)

In-Class

Undergraduate Graduate

0 Lecture style0 Take copious notes0 Listen to professor talk

about course material0 Professor is likely

standing at the front0 Take exams0 Shorter class periods 0 Memorization of

material

0 Discussion-based0 Take some notes0 Discuss material 0 Participate in self-

reflection0 3-hour class periods0 Critical thinking0 Professor joins in on

conversation and sits at student level

Self-Reflection

0What is it?0Why is self-reflection

important?0How do you do it?

0Self-authorship0 External definition0 Crossroads0 Internal definition

King & Magolda, 2011, p. 211

Your Turn

0 You are a first-year graduate student in a Student Affairs in Higher Education program at your first-choice institution. As a part of your first semester course load, you are taking a Foundations of Student Affairs course. One of the articles you must read for this week is “What Counts as ‘Essential’ Knowledge for Student Affairs Educators?” You also have three more articles to read for this particular class, nevermind the other courses you’re enrolled in. You also have to complete the “Where I’m From” assignment, which requires a good amount of intrapersonal reflection.

0 READY, GO!0 10 minutes to read0 10 minutes for assignment0 10 minute discussion

Questions?