First- year students - PowerPoint Presentation

First-year students andtheir academic integration@ Hasselt University Heleen Vliex & Kathleen Bovin

Achieving Student autonomy = main goal in FYEHigh schoolUniversityAttendanceMandatoryMore freedomClass hoursFixed timetableMore planning to do by studentClass sizesLimited -> personal time with teacher is possible Can be large -> make an appointment with your profSchedulingTeacher organises student work + prioritiseStudent has to do itContact with parentsRegular contact between teacher & parentsNo contact with parents, only contact with studentTeacher vs academicsTeachers check homework, remind you of deadlines, …Expert in their field – student is responsible for their workIf it goes wrong, who takes action?SchoolStudent

RequiredInvolvement of different departments of the universityOpen door policy!

No selection criteria Student psychologists Study coach Teaching teams Study coach Study coach Study coach Academic advisors Students University Faculties

RequiredProviding information to support the timeline AY to nudge students to inform and support themselves

Actions for all studentsNOVEMBER OKTOBER DECEMBER JANUARI FEBRUARI MAART APRIL MEI JUNI JULI AUGUSTUS SEPTEMBER Semester 1 Kwa rtiel 1 Semester 2 lesvrije week TWEEDE ZIT studieloopbaanbegeleider indien nodig. examens* kerstvakantie Kwa rtiel 3 Kwa rtiel 4 Kwa rtiel 2 SEPTEMBER Mentoring / coaching Orientation day Rules & regulations Workshop study method Individual appointment with academic advisor Individual appointment with academic advisor Workshop start to study Workshop Fear of failure Workshop Dealing with procrastionation

MAART APRIL MEI JUNI JULI AUGUSTUS SEPTEMBER Semester 2 TWEEDE ZIT Rules & regulations Individual appointment with academic advisor Workshop Preparation resit exams Workshop Assertiveness Workshop Time-management Kwa rtiel 3 Kwa rtiel 4

Actions for specific target groupsBuddy-project for students with a migration backgroundStudents with a disability  Disability officerStudents on probation (they already failed in another study program) Students with poor results in the first exams

Balance autonomy – supportHow to draw attention?How often?Reaching students in need – how far do you go?Different expectations in approaching students

Balance autonomy – support Students struggle with their new role: taking responsability for own success

Dealing with parents

Dealing with parentsInform parents about their changed role  Information session for parents and first-year-studentsWhat information is available on the website?What information is only available to the student? Goal: create awareness  student is responsible …

Orientation day (one week before start AY)CurriculumAcademic calendarTime table / exam scheduleCourse materialAcademic student fileElectronic learning platform (Blackboard/Toledo)Orientation on campusTeaching teamsFellow studentsInstitutional advisors to support studentsFaculties

Teaching teamsDepending on which faculty:Mentoring1 professor – 25 studentsGoals:Reduce the distance student-professorImprove integration on campus/in the programmeOpportunity to ask for support if neededCoaching1 professor – 6 students Goals: same as mentoring Challenges : Professors feel insecure as a coach, as someone who should trigger selfreflection

Sessions on rules & regulations1. Beginning of the yearHow to change study programme? General information on examsWhat to do when ill?Study progress measuresTolerating courses2. At the end of the academic year Study progress measures Tolerating courses  Applied to their exam results General information resit exams Academic advisor