The Chung-Ang University Center of Teaching and Learning Development is striving to provide a systematic and customized learning program that reflects the learning style and needs of students. One of the most representative is the learning capability enhancement programs (LEAP), which combines four categories. The Chung-Ang University learning support program 'LEAP' is an acronym from vocabulary 'Learning, Experience, Advance and Performance'. The various programs within each category, consist of content that can help many students spend their school life more meaningful.
The first category of LEAP, 'Learning' includes four programs: Learning Counseling, Customized Learning Capability Enhancement Lectures and Workshop, Digital Competence Enhancement Lectures and Workshop, and Learning Experience Sharing. These four programs are all designed to help students’ education, although their contents are different from each other.
| Digital Competence Enhancement Lectures and Workshop It is a program that supports improvement of digital capabilities such as report writing ability, data development, data analysis and utilization ability. | Customized Learning Capability Enhancement Lectures and Workshop Hold workshops at the center under the theme of time management, portfolio creation, etc. Or, students can plan and apply for special classes they want to take. |
| Learning Counseling Diagnose problems students encounter in their learning process through online tests. This program helps to establish proper learning strategies in response to test results. | Learning Experience Sharing A program that shares effective learning methods and strategies through the excellent learning experience of students. |
For the second category 'experience', active and voluntary participation of students are the most necessary parts. The category includes three activities: Study Group, Learning Tutoring and Study Portfolio, within the larger framework of the Active Learning Community Program.
| Study Group Learning community programs that can enhance learning skills and expect a collaborative learning culture by supporting major learning among students who take the same major. |
| Learning Tutoring The program is operated by a tutor who has completed a certain major with excellent grades. The tutor teaches the tutee who is taking the course. |
| Study Portfolio The students who feel the burden with group project and want to work hard personally, recommends a study portfolio. It systematically organizes learning materials, processes, and results based on the contents of classes on major subjects. |
Finally, the third and fourth categories 'Advance and Performance' are offered in a fusion. Within these categories are large Olle-gil[1] Project and Design Thinking-based Programs. Plus, Design Thinking-based Programs are divided into Major Design Thinking and Global Problem-solving Program.
| Olle-gil Project Establish challenging topics related to the Da Vinci competency emphasized by Chung-Ang University. It is a self-directed learning program that performs competency development activities by combining task modules. | |
| Major Design Thinking As you can see the program's name, they will be recruited by their major unit. A program to find project topics and solve social problems, focusing on internal and external social issues, in areas where students are currently majoring in. | Global Problem-solving Program It is operated on a team basis. After pass the various pre-training sessions, such as workshops, the project team members proceed the overseas tours. There, they test the solution about the various problems and improve their complementary points. |
Programs introduced above often have a fixed recruitment period and the number of students to be admitted. Therefore, when you read this article and are interested in various programs provided by the school, please inquire directly with the information listed below. While you're hesitating, someone is brave enough to apply for their own developments. With more diverse and informative programs, CAH be sure that you will have a better time this semester than anyone else.
* All information about the Learning Support Program is notified in advance through the website, text message, and personal e-mail.
| More question about learning support programs: * Center for Teaching and Learning – Telephone: 02-820-6337 E-mail: ctl@cau.ac.kr Location: Seoul Campus 310 Building B209 |
[1] The Learning Support Department of Chung-Ang University’s Center for Teaching and Learning Development expected that the ability of the activists to complete the Olle-gil along with the team members, as they can have various experiences while walking the Olle-gil in Jeju island.
Choi Min-ju
cmj980522@cau.ac.kr