Unit 2: Welcoming and integrating students in higher education institutions

• Author(s): Teixeira, António ; Pinto, Maria do Carmo Teixeira ; Paz, João
• Date: 2023
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/15558
• Origin: Repositório Aberto da Universidade Aberta
• Subject(s): Complex trajectories in higher education
• Document Type: Other
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Aberto

Description

After completing the UNIT 2. Welcoming and integrating students in higher education institutions, learners should be able to: • Identify institutional policies, strategies, structures and practices that facilitate integration of students with diverse profiles, contexts and backgrounds. • Evaluate methodologies for advising prospective students effectively. • Understand the contribution of institutional communication strategies for supporting prospective students in making informed decisions. • Characterise appropriate methodologies for training higher education students to use institutional learning environments proficiently. • Describe how peer mentoring can be used for supporting the integration of students with differentiated educational needs.