The success of learning analytics rests on how students understand and use them. We asked pre-service teachers how they would see LA supporting their studies in higher education. Learn more about the four roles that we identified from students’ conversations!
There is a recognised lack of international literature on advising and tutoring in Higher Education (HE). In an international context, advising and tutoring is of great importance and, in that regard, global research can help to build a credible evidence base for our practice and to acknowledge the centrality of high quality advising and tutoring to teaching, learning and student success.
Colleges and universities embrace the aspiration of student success yet are still grappling with big questions about how to define, measure, and structure student success, all while keeping the student at the center.
Students often enter higher education academically unprepared and with unrealistic perceptions and expectations of university life, which are critical factors that influence students’ decisions to leave their institutions prior to degree completion.
A professor shares some promising results from sending a personalized message to students who failed her first exam - one example of the kind of "nudge" that can raise student performance.
Keynote by Paul Prinsloo at “Change and Constants: The Realities of Successful Teaching and Learning.” McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Friday February 23, 2018