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Download full textTrish McCluskey; John Weldon; Andrew Smallridge – Student Success, 2019
For many years, universities around the world have been developing and enhancing the First Year Experience (FYE), with a view to improving retention, performance and student satisfaction. This feature practice report outlines a strategic initiative, launched in 2018 at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia that aims to transform the…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, School Transition
Mathany, Clarke; Dodd, Jason – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2018
Podcast assignments in higher education foster students' deep engagement in course content, knowledge construction, technical skills, and problem-solving abilities. We designed a podcast assignment in a First Year Seminar course based on student-led interviews comparing theoretical concepts to lived experiences of the interviewees. Students were…
Descriptors: Interviews, Assignments, Video Technology, Protocol Materials
Combrink, Herkulaas M. v. E.; Oosthuizen, Lauren L. – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2020
First-year seminars and university induction programmes are embedded with academic and social skills required by students to transition into their first year of study. The first-year seminar at the University of the Free State is a credit-bearing module called UFS101, and is a prerequisite for degree completion. Students are assessed through…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Adjustment
Pombo, Fátima; Bervoets, Wouter; De Smet, Henk – Design and Technology Education, 2015
As a consequence of fruitful discussions about joining theory and practice both in design research and educational design programmes, this article aims to explore phenomenological parameters in the framework of an exercise for Engineer-architecture students from the University of Leuven in Belgium. Relying upon the arguments of recognised…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Architecture, Design Crafts, Design
Direct linkSkipper, Tracy L., Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2017
The responsibility for college success has historically rested with the student, but since the 1980s, educators have taken increasing ownership of this, designing structures that increase the likelihood of learning, success, and retention. These efforts have included a variety of initiatives--first year seminars, learning communities,…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Academic Achievement, First Year Seminars, Undergraduate Students
Donnison, Sharn; Edwards, Debra; Itter, Diane; Martin, Dona; Yager, Zali – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
This paper is concerned with teacher collaboration in Higher Education. Specifically, it focuses on how a "community of practice" emerged and developed during the process of enhancing first year transition for pre-service teachers. It is written from the perspective of five teacher educators and is situated within the literature of the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Communities of Practice, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Collaboration
