ERIC Number: ED621376
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Online University Orientation Models for Student Transition between Secondary and Tertiary Education
Floris, Francesco; Marchisio, Marina; Sacchet, Matteo; Margaria, Tiziana; Rabellino, Sergio
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) (18th, Virtual, Oct 13-15, 2021)
The transformation of higher education practices needs to be accompanied by the deployment of university guidance. This is especially important when activities have to be carried online and remotely. Online students expect to receive precise information to be successful learners, just as they would if they were in a face-to-face setting, but even more, due to the large capabilities of digital services. Worldwide universities provide free and open access to educational content online, but this is effective for guidance only if it is the main objective of courses and resources. One way to address student transition has been experimented by the University of Turin with the action Orient@mente that helps students in their transition from secondary school to university. In Orient@mente, students can find useful information, guidance activities, automatically graded tests to prepare for university admittance, online courses for revising basic knowledge, resources for foreign students, and information about the Erasmus program. This action has already proven its usefulness and it is expanding as a transversal and international model. Soon a new action will be fully developed, Eirenteering, a name mixing Eire (the Irish name for Ireland) and Orienteering. This paper discusses the methodologies adopted in Orient@mente and the forthcoming Eirenteering, together with results obtained with Orient@mente concerning the usage and the usefulness of the service. [For the full proceedings, see ED621108.]
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, School Orientation, Student Adjustment, Foreign Countries, College Freshmen
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Italy
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A