ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
About
The Student Success Conference provides the opportunity to disseminate and discuss current research, good practice, emerging initiatives and leading edge ideas that are aimed at enhancing students’ tertiary learning experiences. Discussion focuses on the 5 Pillars of Student Success:
The 5 Pillars of Student Success
Students — who are they, what are their needs, what works for different cohorts, strategies for broader social inclusion and increasing participation in tertiary education, participation of first nation peoples
Transitions — pathways to tertiary education, transitions into (the first year experience), during (work integrated learning) and from tertiary education including graduate employability, and capstone experiences
Achievement — strategies promoting student achievement including curricular and co-curricular reform, employability, gamification and simulation enhanced learning
Retention — program, discipline, whole of institution, inter-institutional and sector collaborations designed to improve student retention, threshold skills and concepts
Success — student engagement, technology enhanced learning, understanding students’ expectations and realities, psychological wellbeing, application of learning analytics
Who should attend
Tertiary teachers and learning support professionals · academic and professional staff · researchers in higher, tertiary and adult education · institutional leaders · Assistant and Associate Deans (L&T) · Directors of Learning and Teaching, Students, Academic Staff Development and Digital Learning · equity practitioners
Types of submissions
Refereed Papers (HERDC-E1)
Emerging Initiatives
Good Practice Reports
Poster Presentations
What you’ll get out of it
Join an international community dedicated to enhancing students’ experiences · engage in discussions on learning, teaching and student support · hear best practice from the people involved · present your ideas · gather successful initiatives to implement at your institution
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Conference Themes
What we’re looking for in submissions. View the themes →
Student Success Team
The people behind the conference. Meet the team →
STARS Team
Fellows and network leadership. Meet the team →