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Use of social media in aiding transition to higher education

Use of social media in aiding transition to higher education. Project Team. Louise Kelly David Young Kelsey Gourlay Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Strathclyde. Retention. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/retention-and-success. Timescale. Remain. Complete. Success.

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Use of social media in aiding transition to higher education

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  1. Use of social media in aiding transition to higher education

  2. Project Team Louise Kelly David Young Kelsey Gourlay Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Strathclyde

  3. Retention http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/retention-and-success Timescale Remain Complete

  4. Success Personal Development Labour Market Further Learning

  5. Widening Participation Knowledge Motivation Background Ability

  6. Transition

  7. Student views At school always someone there looking over you My hand was held at school I’ve not found it hard, just different Sort of left to fend for yourself You really need to be independent I have found it very daunting

  8. Social media

  9. Social media • 90% of 16-24 year olds use social media • Likely to be the same across population groups • Smooth transition? • Facebook group

  10. Facebook Group • HEA small grant • Set up by student • Two weeks before start of term • Link emailed to all new first years • 90% joined by start of term

  11. Before start of term Is anybody in Garnett? How do we choose our electives? Anyone finding the homework hard? What’s everyone doing for Freshers? When do we get our timetables? Shall we meet before the Induction lecture?

  12. Before start of term • Survey of users • 90% found it useful • Making new friends • Eased the transition • Helped with orientation

  13. First semester Has anyone managed the Finance homework? How do you start Q7 of the homework? Can someone explain the Inter-quartile-range? Are the tutorials on tomorrow? How do you add probabilities in Q3? Did anyone manage to write down the homework??

  14. Exam time Has anyone managed the 2012 past-paper How do you start Q7 of the homework? Can someone explain the Inter-quartile-range? Are the tutorials on tomorrow? What did you get for Q2 of the 2011 paper? Did anyone manage to write down the homework??

  15. Responses • Most questions answered by students very quickly • Peer assisted learning • Lecturer workload

  16. Group for second years • Second year statistics class • Set up by same student • Almost 100% joined within first week

  17. Group for second years • Very limited use • Already had their own group, created in first year • Increased use near exam time

  18. Conclusions • First year Group • Second year Group?

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