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Relationships at the heart of first year success

By Zoe Vassallo,

Find out how the First Year Success Program is helping equity students to navigate university systems with confidence.

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First BASE: supporting new students at UTS

By Vaishali Raja,

BASE is for Belonging, Agency, Support, Engagement – find out more about this student-led program for those new to UTS.

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6 principles of first-year curriculum: Monitoring and Evaluation

By Kathy Egea,

In the last part of this series, discover strategies to identify and assist students at risk and reflect on how to improve classroom practice.

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6 principles of first-year curriculum: Assessment

By Kathy Egea,

Assessment is both important for determining student understanding of subject content, and as an opportunity to provide feedback.

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6 principles of first-year curriculum: Engagement

By Kathy Egea,

The fourth principle in this series links successful transition with students' connection to content, peers, academics, and the wider university.

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6 principles of first-year curriculum: Design

By Kathy Egea,

Design underpins all of the first-year curriculum principles, scaffolding learning for student success.

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6 principles of first-year curriculum: Diversity

By Kathy Egea,

Diversity recognises that students come from varied backgrounds and experiences – discover some activities to get to know your diverse students better.

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6 principles of first-year curriculum: Transition

By Kathy Egea,

Transition focusses on supporting students to build on past educational experiences and become independent, lifelong learners.

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First-year transition: following the 6 first-year curriculum principles

By Kathy Egea,

Kathy Egea and Jacqueline Melvold introduce the six principles of first-year transition, adapted from their upcoming MOOC module.

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Building positive student partnerships in trying times

By Judith Smith,

Working with students is key to understanding their experiences. Ongoing partnerships help us clarify confusion and respond directly to needs as they arise.

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