I was fortunate to be part of the 2012 Go Higher cohort of students, where I met a number of mature students who, like me, took that difficult and daunting decision to take the first steps at studying at a…
Category: Student Experience
Philosophy students take to the floor by Claire Jones
Go Higher philosophers have been delivering their individual presentations to the class. This is part of their assessment for Semester Two’s Philosophy module. Our students stood up in front of their peers, with a power point presentation or white board…
A Go Higher Awakening by Andrew Corkhill, Class of 2010
Go Higher for me was a re-awakening. It was my first foray back into academia after 4 years off due to illness. I began in September 2009 and took modules in English Language, Philosophy and History. I had originally –…
‘Cousin Phillis’ from another perspective by James Bainbridge
It is always interesting how individual students see a text from a contrasting perspective, depending on their life experience. John made some different insights prompted by the text:
Reflections on ‘Cousin Phillis’ by James Bainbridge
Go Higher students typically bring surprising and thought-provoking reflections to class. This week’s Literature module was no exception: our discussion of Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel Cousin Phillis prompted personal observations and some real insight. Written in 1864, the story describes the…
Looking back at my Go Higher self by Julie McColl
In October 2006 the second week of Go Higher, students were asked to write a short piece under the heading “Why I want to be a student on Go Higher”…this was my response: