1E - Enhancing student achievement and satisfaction at scale through immersive scheduling (60mins)
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E
| Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
| 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM |
| 111B |
Details
Higher education institutions across the Asia-Pacific are facing the challenges of an ongoing pandemic, climate change impacts, and rising student preferences for more flexible modes of learning (Li et al., 2021). In this changing environment, implementing innovative delivery models grounded in evidence-based pedagogical practice may be a key to attracting students and bolstering their academic success sustainably and at scale. This presentation explores how ‘immersive scheduling’ (Richmond et al., 2015; Turner et al., 2021) can improve the achievement and satisfaction of diverse cohorts of students in higher education. Immersive delivery models diverge from the traditional 13-week semester by engaging students in one or two units at a time over shorter periods of study. This presentation outlines the pedagogical principles behind a 6-week model of immersive learning, including the importance of active, guided pedagogies in blended learning environments. Drawing on large-scale studies from the Asia-Pacific (Goode et al., 2022; Loton et al., 2022), as well as more recent data from one regional Australian university, the presentation then examines how the model is influencing student success and satisfaction across a range of cohorts, including: varied disciplines and modes of study, as well as for international, domestic, commencing, and continuing students.
Learning Objectives:
• Knowledge of the key pedagogical principles underpinning contemporary immersive scheduling approaches in higher education internationally
• Knowledge of current evidence of impact from institutions in the Asia-Pacific and internationally, including how immersive scheduling affects different cohorts across study modes, fields of study (disciplines), and for international, domestic, commencing and continuing cohorts
• Skills on how to assess the impact of curriculum reform on student achievement and experience using quantitative institutional data
Target Audience:
Higher education management, Higher Education Policy writers, Higher Education curriculum developers/designers, Higher Education lecturers/teachers, Higher Education researchers.
Target Audience Level:
Intermediate
Presenter(s)
Dr Elizabeth Goode
Lecturer
Southern Cross University, Australia
Enhancing student achievement and satisfaction at scale through immersive scheduling
9:45 AM - 10:45 AMBiography
Dr Goode co-leads a scholarship of learning and teaching community of practice at Southern Cross University, Australia. She has received numerous teaching awards, including an Outstanding Teaching Award (2021) and an Australian Office for Learning and Teaching Citation (2014). Her research focuses on the impact of immersive learning in higher education.
Professor Thomas Roche
Pro Vice-Chancellor
Southern Cross University, Australia
Enhancing student achievement and satisfaction at scale through immersive scheduling
9:45 AM - 10:45 AMBiography
Thomas leads the University’s strategic initiatives on the enhancement of education quality, including curriculum development, academic integrity, and the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching. As a specialist in the design, delivery and management of higher education courses, his research interests include Applied Linguistics (academic literacies) and Higher Education (student success).
Chairperson
Elizabeth Goode
Lecturer
Southern Cross University, Australia
