The Higher Education Academy is pleased to share its Ready for retention agenda for 6-7 July University South Wales Conference Centre – ‘Pontypridd campus’ (Treforest).
The conference was hosted by the HEA Wales Transition retention and attainment programme on 6 July 2016.
The conference had lively discussions across three main themes of:
- The design and management of holistic approaches to transition retention and attainment
- Curriculum development and innovation – strengthening student engagement
- Using sharing and developing data
Presentations day 1 - 6 July 2016
Transition retention and attainment and progression
Joan O'Mahony Higher Education Academy
Exploring the experiences of disabled distance learners at The Open University in Wales
Ceri Wilcock The Open University in Wales
Development of a multi-faceted and multi-faceted framework to guide practice around the first year experience
Ana Baptista Queen Mary University of London
Having the difficult conversation: how retention is being addressed at Cardiff Met
Claire Morgan Cardiff Metropolitan University
Level Up Mentoring - an online initiative to ease the transition of prospective students coming into higher education
Jamie Morris Birmingham City University
Segmenting the student journey: a student-centric action-orientated approach to enhancing transition retention and attainment
Samuel Grogan University of Salford
Making Admissions work for your transition and retention
Dan Shaffer Supporting Professional Admissions (SPA)
All Together Now - Developing holistic institutional approaches to retention strategies
Dave Perkins Bangor University
‘Me myself and I’: Locating student transitions experiences and outcomes of BAME and other widening participation students within an experience-based programme
Stephane Farenga University of Hertfordshire
Supporting Transition Transforming Culture Improving Retention and Student Success Through Personal Tutoring
Stephen Davismoon University of Salford
The NTU Student Dashboard: developing a learning analytics platform to improve student retention and attainment
Sarah Lawther Nottingham Trent University
Open Badges for transition and retention
Averil Robertson University of Bedfordshire
GROWing equality and diversity in assessment and feedback
Helen Duncan University of the Highlands and Islands
Presentations day 2 - 7 July 2016
Using Data to improve the transition into university for students who need it most
Jamie Rawsthorne University of West of England and MD of Unique Insights
Investigating International Students’ Transitions using a Scoping Methodology
Sidonie Ecochard Edinburgh Napier University
Thinking spatially about retention and belonging
Kate Carruthers Thomas Birmingham City University
Student Peer Mentoring: an E-Tool Kit
Michael Draper Swansea University
Postgraduate students and retention and progression: The importance of understanding prior learning experiences and expectations
Michelle Morgan Kingston University
Improving retention progression and the student experience in through and out of study through effectively supporting study transitions
Michelle Morgan Kingston University