‘Connecting the DOTS – Developmental Opportunities for Transitions in Students’ Seminar Highlights

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Eithne Hunt, Samantha Dockray, Yvonne Nolan

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UCC

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Arts and Humanities, Health and Welfare, journalism and information, , Teaching & Learning

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Professional Development, Student Success, Teaching and Learning Practice

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Drawing on this knowledge, and expertise in occupational science/therapy, psychology and neuroscience, the ‘DOTS – Developmental Opportunities for Transitions in Students’ seminar sought to inform stakeholders of the biobehavioural transitions that influence undergraduate wellbeing and academic achievement in the current socio-cultural climate.

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To realise student success, higher education institutions must take into account that the majority (88% in 2017/2018) (HEA, 2018) of their students are still adolescents, without fully developed cognitive, social, emotional and self-regulatory capacities, living and learning in a socio-cultural environment that offers less external regulation than ever before. The knowledge that many students in higher education are in developmental transition spotlights opportunities to construct academic and campus contexts that supports this transition.

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Hunt, E., Dockray, S., & Nolan, Y. (2022). ‘connecting the dots – developmental opportunities for transitions in students’ seminar highlights. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/connecting-the-dots-developmental-opportunities-for-transitions-in-students-seminar-highlights/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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