This is the Charles Sturt Retention Team twitter account. Here we share experiences from our work and research centered around improving university retention.
Ever seen teenagers at a dance party? Self conscious, arms crossed, watching the dancefloor from afar. At the twitter party this has been us, until Today! Henceforth, WE DANCE! Expect regular updates on our work and research in understanding and improving student Retention. 🕺💃
@tom_worthington@timeshighered I don't think it's that simple (unfortunately). See below. Note that many of the students in these subjects had the type of assessment structure you described. Shout out 2 @BCakitaki and co for excellent @acsesedu report 'ghost student failure' in 2021. https://t.co/HKrxZBA5bu
Universities must take a firmer hand with ‘zero-fail’ students, Australian study finds, amid policies to boost underprivileged participation
https://t.co/wNVX0sGT3U
Interesting CSU paper on 'nudge' measures prior to the census date for at-risk students. Key point of interest for me was high fail rates among those students who, after the nudge, chose to remain enrolled. https://t.co/vv3k1zapIc
⁉️Registered for the Conference Network sessions yet?
The First Year Experience Network will explore student success in #FY transition – what works and how can we work better together? @kathyegea@Kellinden@SarahTeakel@TeamRetention@neilvdp
https://t.co/jTWo1tRR6U
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. In our latest paper, discover how kindness-driven support fosters student success and enhances academic integrity. Transforming higher ed with kindness!! #EduKindness#AcademicSuccess#HigherEd https://t.co/mY7YxZn00x
Hot off the press! Interested to know what people think!
We think these zero-fails/NPEs need some consideration if we are to expand #HigherEd as the Accord outlines.
@uniaus@BCakitaki@andrewjnorton@seos895#HigherEd
https://t.co/HKrxZBA5bu
@andrewjnorton@vanOnselenP Definitely interested in the Universities Accord. This may be of interest, we've had this published just yesterday. https://t.co/HKrxZBA5bu
Hello there! Are you a Data analyst? You should apply for this role!! It's just been made available. You will work very closely with us in the Retention Team, we will work together to help improve student outcomes!!! https://t.co/CEjEwGKPGz
The AU Govt's new Support for Students Policy in #highered challenges univs to identify & support students at risk of failure early in studies. #JHEPM article by @Kellinden@neilvdp & Roman shows how it's done effectively at @CharlesSturtUni @atemassoc https://t.co/yyhNbJUhtJ
The Accord interim report is out! Our Embedded Tutors Program gets a mention on page 73. We now have a more up-to-date reference for anyone interested! #accordinsights
https://t.co/AtGEzfrD1r
Tuning into the #accordinsights panel. A lot of hope in the air with regards to equity in education! More students from non-traditional backgrounds will be attending - and completing - university in the future!
What’s the opposite of a black box? A white sphere? Either way, we’ve opted to leave the black box out of this one. Helping students pre-census using explainable learning analytics.
We hope sharing this work can lead to better outcomes for more students!
https://t.co/NVf67ucPbH
Sick of twitter and looking for an exit? Right this way! @ascilite have recently published a blog and webinar from our work at @CharlesSturtUni in #studentretention . If you like the Embedded Tutors, a journal article is coming soon!
https://t.co/0HCHCmPiSJ
A trip to the big smoke to receive our Australian University Teaching Program Award! A big thank you to everyone involved at @CharlesSturtUni - many more involved than those on the stage. #teamwork
Check out some of the other recipients:
https://t.co/Ws8vHUikNu
Today @ 12!
Come to an ASCILITE Live! Webinar session where we will speak about our approaches to retention at Charles Sturt. Anyone interested in student support, student excellence, or just keeping students around is encouraged to attend!
Register:
https://t.co/Q0YcwoT0ec
Woohoo! We are honoured to receive a 2022 #AAUT Program award! We are proud of our Team’s hard work and would like to thank everyone who has supported the Team’s efforts over the past years!
@Kellinden@neilvdp@DrNoeliaR@SarahTeakel@benimbenix
Action shot from CSEdX. We were chefs, working out of “The Retention Restaurant” serving up a data degustation. Our entrée (student failure) dragged on and we had to rush through our mains (Response to Student Protections Legislation) and dessert (Embedded Tutors Program)! 😜