skills4keele: for better, happier students. ukcisa annual conference, 30th june, 2016
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Skills4KeeleFor better, happier students
Dr Chris Little: [email protected] Hargreaves: [email protected]
Keele University
ContextWho are we?
Where’s Keele?
Why Skills4Keele?
What is SKILLs4keele?What were our options?
What did we do?
● Interactive skills ‘audit’● Online packages content● Skills4Keele survey
www.tinyurl.com/skills4keelewriting1
Skills4Keele resources:
What did we find?
2 cohorts
Why Google Forms?
Interactive Audit LectureJanuary
No of users: 79
Key findings: 4.2 / 5 rating
100% felt it would have a positive impact
94% planned to use S4K online resources
Some feedback...
September
No of users: 120
Key findings: No formal evaluation but...
Generated a huge amount of excitement in the room, led to a number or self-referrals to services.
“Can I take this back to my colleagues?”
Interactive Audit Lecture
“Seeing how other people were feeling”
“The word quizzes helped me see how everyone else felt”
“Comforting to see that most students feel the same way”
“You’re funny, good job!”
RevisionSeptember
No of users: 8
Key findings:
4 students enjoy revision!
Confident in revision ability 3 / 5
New ideas: Cornell and recordings.
January
No of users: 1
Key findings:
Student enjoyed revision, felt confident in his own ability to revise through limited means (Past papers only).
Would use suggested alternatives.
September
No of users: 5
Key findings:
Average score 10/12 questions correct
Key facts about KeeleJanuary
No of users: 3
Key findings:
Average score 7/12 questions correct
Graded using Flubaroo
Academic writingSeptember
No of users: 5
Key findings:
2 hadn’t written an essay before
0 enjoyed writing essays
Feelings: Excited, apprehensive, worried, open-minded
Challenges: structure and argument
Good grasp of referencing
January
No of users: 1
Key findings:
Student had not written an essay before but enjoyed writing them!?
Similar results to September cohort.
Troubleshooting the online resourcesAnecdotal evidence vs analytics
No formal assessment of user understanding
Low take up but...
Google Form limitations
Interactive lecture: You vs them
Interactive lecture: You vs them
On a scale of 1-5, How prepared for undergraduate studies do you think international students feel?
September cohort 3.2
January cohort 3
Average 3.1
What are international students most looking forward to with regards to starting university?
September cohort
What are international students most looking forward to with regards to starting university?
January cohort
What are international students least looking forward to with regards to starting university?
September cohort
What are international students least looking forward to with regards to starting university?
January cohort
Which academic skills do international students feel the least confident in?
Which Personal skills do international students feel the least confident in?
On a scale of 1-5, International students are aware of the academic support available to them.
September cohort 3.4
January cohort 4
Average 3.7
On a scale of 1-5, How challenging do international students expect the transition to university level study to be?
September cohort 3.3
January cohort 2.2
Average 2.8
What’s next for the team?New cycle in 2016/17
Targeting online issues around analytics
Continued evaluation
Collaboration?
Short survey to continue our work: www.tinyurl.com/s4keele
You will receive treats for your troubles.
If you wish to plan your own Skills4[Insert uni name here] party, RSVP to:
*We do also do Bah-Mitzvahs, Christenings, the lot!
Your Goodybag!
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Thank you!
Any questions?