It's not one lecture it's 6 different sessions. Also it's two days, so yeah still not much difference aha. Ian Slater's doing part of it though! I'm definitely looking to gain something from it ^_^. I find STEP II really tough, and I end up doing STEP I or an MAT paper to make myself feel better. -__-
6 sessions? ok, fair enough; I'd imagine you would take quite a bit away from that. But still, they could video the whole lecture and post it online for people like me!
I'm going to ask ian slater if he can video the lectures for the sake of everyone. They must have recording equipment somewhere.
6 sessions? ok, fair enough; I'd imagine you would take quite a bit away from that. But still, they could video the whole lecture and post it online for people like me!
I'm going to ask ian slater if he can video the lectures for the sake of everyone. They must have recording equipment somewhere.
LOL! Trying to get a maths department to use fancy equipment? That can only end well...
(It doesn't hurt to ask, but don't be surprised if he says no.)
And Warwick should just video the whole lecture and post it online; it would be more convenient for them and for us.
I can certainly mention this to Adam Boddison.
My personal view is that there is no point in lecturing at these sessions. At worst, a lecture is a complex photocopier. So my sessions are participative. Students are invited to tackle problems unseen, and then compare and ideally discuss approaches. Often volunteers will present their solutions. That way we can work on the "how could I have seen that?" issue.
Part of the learning experience is to meet other students. Many STEP students are outliers at their own school, and it is a revelation to be amongst a lecture hall full of similar people. It conveys some idea of just how high the 'bar' is.
My personal view is that there is no point in lecturing at these sessions. At worst, a lecture is a complex photocopier. So my sessions are participative. Students are invited to tackle problems unseen, and then compare and ideally discuss approaches. Often volunteers will present their solutions. That way we can work on the "how could I have seen that?" issue.
Part of the learning experience is to meet other students. Many STEP students are outliers at their own school, and it is a revelation to be amongst a lecture hall full of similar people. It conveys some idea of just how high the 'bar' is.
Agreed. This was the part of STEP school I found really useful, because there were quite a few people in my situation in terms of STEP
I wish the STEP thing was two or three consecutive days, rather than two odd Saturdays. It's 6 hours for me to get to Warwick, and though it sounds fun (and if it were on in say, Glasgow or York I would go) I just can't justify the two journeys, two sets of finding somewhere in Warwick to stay, etc.
I wish the STEP thing was two or three consecutive days, rather than two odd Saturdays. It's 6 hours for me to get to Warwick, and though it sounds fun (and if it were on in say, Glasgow or York I would go) I just can't justify the two journeys, two sets of finding somewhere in Warwick to stay, etc.
Aww. Dw, from the looks of it you're off to Oxford anyway!