School of Social and Political Science

Description

This workshop is designed to suit 2nd year students at The University of Edinburgh, however is open to all Undergraduate levels of study.

2nd year typically brings an increased case load and with this greater pressure to succeed. Students need to adapt to changing workloads, variable teaching styles and deal with different personalities in group activity. Resilience, adaptability and the capability to maintain a positive outlook will be key to both academic achievement and wellbeing. This course is designed to develop a growth mindset in students.

Drawing on their own experiences of university life, students will build self-awareness of their natural response to change and how to improve this through positive reflection. They will learn to view challenges as opportunities for learning and acquire strategies for adapting to changing environments and priorities. This content will provide a solid foundation for their future academic journey.

Learners will understand:

• How to develop a growth mindset by seeing challenges as opportunities for learning.
• How to adapt to changing circumstances using the Change Curve
• How to build resilience in the context of a growth mindset.

The People Portfolio is a consultancy delivering people-based solutions including learning and development, facilitation, employability and outplacement services. We are delighted to be supporting The University of Edinburgh in delivering some interactive workshops based on our experience of working with a range of individuals and organisations on these topics.

The People Portfolio are:

Morna Ronnie, founder of The People Portfolio who has over 25 years of experience in delivering training, facilitation, recruitment, outplacement and employability projects in a variety of sectors - including the energy sector, charities and financial services.

Nikki Tierney, an associate consultant and Certified Professional Facilitator with expertise in Workshop Facilitation, Training Delivery, Personal Development, Capacity Building and Leadership Development and Jane Thomson a facilitator who is passionate about helping individuals, teams and organisations to collaborate more effectively to solve problems and deliver change. She has a diverse experience that encompasses facilitating workshops, projects, learning initiatives, strategy development and team building events.

This workshop will take place on Zoom, a link will be emailed to you closer to the time