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Title:
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ONLINE UNIVERSITY ORIENTATION MODELS
FOR STUDENT TRANSITION BETWEEN SECONDARY
AND TERTIARY EDUCATION |
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Author(s):
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Francesco Floris, Marina Marchisio, Matteo Sacchet, Tiziana Margaria and Sergio Rabellino |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-33-7 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G. Sampson, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2021 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Type:
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Full |
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First Page:
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155 |
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Last Page:
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162 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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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. |
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