13th Annual Enhancement Themes Conference

Activity: Participating in or organising an eventParticipation in conference

Description

Strathclyde University Crash Course for Enhancing Student Skills - (SUCCESS)The fully online transitions course called SUCCESS (Strathclyde University Crash Course for Enhancing Student Success) intends to aid the transition of students into university life with the goal of improving retention and achievement. This new course, which is currently under development, will be piloted in the summer of 2016 in time for Academic session 2016/17. Incoming undergraduatestudents will explore the key skills that are necessary for success at university and will engage in online tasks while hearing authentic student experience from a diverse range of current students. Students will be introduced to academic skills while orientating themselves around university life and university services.
Period9 Jun 2016
Degree of RecognitionNational

Keywords

  • MOOC
  • Student transitions
  • online course