Innovative Top Notch Sessions

These workshops will involve two 45 minute rotations, allowing conference participants to view two of the three workshops. Leaders from PASS programs at various institutions will showcase innovative techniques and strategies they use to engage their students during PASS sessions. Conference participants will be able to choose which sessions they would most like to attend.

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Developing the PASS Atmosphere

The University of Sydney

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Issues involved in developing the PASS atmosphere include remembering names (incorporating a memory game), layout of rooms, small groups vs larger groups, competition/ games during sessions to encourage interaction and group work, and finally promotion of study groups.

Sensational Study Skills: Helping Students Help Themselves

The University of Wollongong

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Struggling to get your students excited about studying? Need ways to encourage students to direct their own learning?

In this session we will present a variety of novel techniques to engage your students and help them to tackle the tough questions in preparation for their exams.

Thinking Outside the A4 Box: Strategies for Effective, Active & Enjoyable Learning

University of Tasmania

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Q.1) Are you lost for new activity ideas for your PASS sessions?

Q.2) Are you tired of repetitive session structures and mundane worksheets?

Q.3) Is there more to planning than listing questions down an A4 sheet?

Q.4) Bored yet?

Tear up the worksheets in your PASS session and turn up the fun factor with interactive and innovative activity ideas. This session will provide participants with the opportunity to explore strategies for engaging students with lecture material that can be both complex and bland. Whether you are Sociologist or a Chemist, this session will show just how well PASS can “work” without the “sheet”.