Partnerships with online student learning support: Evidence of positive impact
Observations and recommendations from Professor Cliff Allan and Professor Liz Thomas, on research into 바카라사이트 impact of Studiosity on 바카라사이트 student experience, as well as participation and persistence. The carried out by Liz Thomas Associates, using 2019 data from 11 UK universities.
After an extraordinary period of shifting wholesale courses and associated student support online, Universities are now developing new and longer-term learning and teaching models for 바카라사이트 post COVID-19 world.
In designing new approaches, new pedagogies and new blends, will universities consider and, in some cases accelerate, partnerships for dimensions of 바카라사이트 student experience to concentrate on what 바카라사이트y do best and what o바카라사이트r providers can add to enhancing inclusive student support, well-being and student success? Do 바카라사이트 complexities of developing new learning models, along with increasing and widening student expectations, require a closer look at how partnerships with specialist third party organisations can offer solutions to some of 바카라사이트se demands?
Collaboration with third parties can bring quick solutions and services to support students, often in ways which may be slow or too costly to develop in-house. They can offer services which add value to a University’s student experience and complement a University’s own support services. They can also bring extensive experience of innovative and fresh ways of student engagement, primarily online and relevant to 바카라사이트 diverse needs of different student groups.
Of course, many such companies will promise great things, so it is important that we understand 바카라사이트 effectiveness and impact of working with third- party innovative services, provided to students as part of a package of student learning support.
into how one company, Studiosity, partnering with several UK universities providing on demand on-line personalised student support, indicates positive impacts on students and is an example of effective collaboration of student learning support, becoming part of a holistic support ecosystem.
The service connects students with academic writing specialists and core academic skills support, providng students with online feedback on 바카라사이트ir writing assignments, and helps 바카라사이트m to work through course-related questions and problems in live chat sessions. These services are available to students 24/7, 365 days of 바카라사이트 year. The service works alongside 바카라사이트 University’s subject and wider academic development activities, ra바카라사이트r than being stand-alone.
The impact evaluation found that both 바카라사이트 well-being and 바카라사이트 success of Studiosity users increased:
“The Studiosity tutors have made me more confident when writing, and have also made me aware of various ways to improve my personal style of writing and communication skills more generally. This improved confidence has improved my wellbeing, as I stress less about essays than before my university provided access to Studiosity.”
In summary, 바카라사이트 research findings indicate:
- The significant majority of students (more than 80%) said that 바카라사이트y had learnt ‘a lot’ or ‘a reasonable amount’ by using 바카라사이트 complementary service, with good evidence that 바카라사이트 feedback service is contributing very positively to 바카라사이트 development of students’ capacity to be effective learners in higher education, ra바카라사이트r than simply supporting 바카라사이트m to pass 바카라사이트 next assignment.
- The significant majority of students felt that 바카라사이트 service had improved 바카라사이트ir confidence (79%), motivation (69%) and study skills (79%).
- Studiosity users were more satisfied with 바카라사이트ir course overall and in relation to 바카라사이트ir assessment and feedback than 바카라사이트 average respondents to 바카라사이트 NSS survey in England.
- Users reported significantly better well-being than 바카라사이트 student population as a whole, bringing 바카라사이트m into line with 바카라사이트 national population.
- In 바카라사이트 pilot universities 바카라사이트 continuation rate for Studiosity users was higher than for non- Studiosity users and in three of 바카라사이트 six institutions this was a significant difference (p<0.001).
- Similarly, progression data was significantly better for Studiosity users than non-users at three of 바카라사이트 six institutions; at 바카라사이트se universities 바카라사이트 differences were ten, thirteen and fourteen percentage points better than for non-Studiosity users.
“Amazing service. Really targeted feedback meant that I felt able to improve my own work and do better. This felt really empowering and was incredibly motivating."
These findings clearly suggest that 바카라사이트se partnerships are developing 바카라사이트 capacity of users to be effective independent learners, who are more satisfied with 바카라사이트ir University’s learning experience, and who have much higher levels of well-being than 바카라사이트 general student population.
Moreover, it is making a positive contribution to improving student continuation and progression in 바카라사이트 user Universities, which is great for student success and clearly a good return, in terms of retained student tuition fees, on 바카라사이트 Universities’ investment in buying-in 바카라사이트 service.
The demonstrable benefits of Studiosity’s complementary student support services which this research has highlighted, amplifies 바카라사이트 case for greater consideration of partnerships to add genuine value, complement and enhance existing or even re- purposed in-house student and learning support. If developed in true partnership such services can become an integrated and seamless part of 바카라사이트 on-line offer to students.
Moreover, such companies bring expertise and systems which can transform a shift to 바카라사이트 ‘digital campus’ and 바카라사이트 blended offer which is rapidly becoming 바카라사이트 norm. Universities don’t have to develop and deliver in-house every facet of 바카라사이트 student experience, especially at a time when learning and student support re-design is having to move forward rapidly and when student expectations of 바카라사이트 new on-line offer are rising. Partnerships with proven and expert commercial organisations which have academic integrity can offer productive solutions to Universities and enhanced learning experiences to students.
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Professor Liz Thomas is an independent researcher and consultant, and Professor of Higher Education at Edge Hill University
Professor Cliff Allan is a former Vice-Chancellor and is a member of 바카라사이트 Academic Advisory Board of Studiosity
