Re-building the first year experience, one block at a time

McCluskey, Trish, Weldon, John, and Smallridge, Andrew (2019) Re-building the first year experience, one block at a time. Student Success, 10 (1). pp. 1-15.

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Abstract

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 experience of Victoria University’s first-year students on an unprecedented scale. This unique model reconceptualises the design, structure and delivery of first year units of study in order to deliver a program that deliberately focuses on students’ pedagogical, transition and work/life balance needs. This initiative required the disruption and redevelopment of all university systems to ensure students experience a supportive and seamless transition into, and journey through, their first year of study at university.

Item ID: 74911
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 2205-0795
Keywords: block model, disruption, higher education landscape, first year experience, student success
Copyright Information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. As an open access journal, articles are free to use, with proper attribution.
Date Deposited: 12 Jul 2022 04:48
FoR Codes: 39 EDUCATION > 3903 Education systems > 390303 Higher education @ 100%
SEO Codes: 16 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 1601 Learner and learning > 160102 Higher education @ 100%
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