Transformative Learning Support Models in Higher Education. Educating the whole student
The student learning experience in modern higher education settings is changing rapidly. Students no longer have a linear approach to education and increasingly their expectations are that there will be flexibility and support embedded in their courses. Consequently institutions need to have a holistic approach to enhancing student learning. The significance of the total learning environment – academic, physical, virtual, support – to the student experience is emerging; however, there has been little study of the impact of the new learning environments on student learning behaviours, in particular on support for learners. Nonetheless, in practice, academic services – libraries, keys skills teams, student support, IT and academics – are working innovatively across service boundaries to bring about transformations in their students’ lives.
