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An Evaluated Student Support Program for a Large Scale Sakai Implementation. Les Burr Director, Student Services Charles Sturt University - Australia. Paris 17,000 kms. Charles Sturt University. ORANGE. CSU in Context. 35,000 students including 20,000 DE First generation to University
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An Evaluated Student Support Program for a Large Scale Sakai Implementation Les Burr Director, Student Services Charles Sturt University - Australia
Charles Sturt University ORANGE
CSU in Context • 35,000 students including 20,000 DE • First generation to University • 50% of students: equity groups • Regionally based • High risk to “assume” internet access
http://www.oui.net 2002: Online forum participation showed ….
www.oui.net women …..
www.coolopticalillusions.com older …….
rural …. sgrhs.unisa.edu.au
“….change flourishes in a sandwich.” (Pascale 1990)
www.waol.org 2003: Active users at 90% / month
img1.travelblog.org 2004: Call out to profiled students
Call Out Results Not contactable Visited online Not visited online n = ~ 600
30% had not visited online • 122 students (out of 8,000) • 39 Haven’t had time yet • 32 Withdrawn • 21 Password issues • 30 Internet access issues
Internet access issues • No internet 14 • Faulty internet 6 • No computer 3 • Faulty computer 3 • eLiteracy 3 • Disability 1 • 10 students “could not access the internet from anywhere”
2005: Minimum internet access requirement: 60 minutes www.tvacres
CSU students - 50% equity groups • 100% online participation by students • Built for Generation X DE (resource rich, time poor) • … suits Generation Y oncampus (mobile, right now, just for me)
CSU’s online environment now turning 12 ….. thinking about grandchildren – in internet years
..its BMI is heading toward 30 cartoonstock.com
Project : Student Awareness • Student awareness • Support materials • Staff responsibilities • Student access • Evaluation
Principles • Formal project management methodology • Project Manager : Liz Smith • Learning organisers • Authentic, situated learning • Principally online • First site into production • Provide safety nets • Evaluation by students and QA
Learning Organisers • Posting to every subject forum in late 2007 • eBox message • Public web site • Print info to new students • AND ………………….
“interact is coming” on 2007 student statement of results
Fridge magnet Login page Screen saver
Safety nets wealthisgood.blogspot.com
Quality Assurance 1200 free form comments media.pureprofile.com
Kerry McKenzie please call home ! http://www.csu.edu.au/division/studserv/online/interact/finalreport.pdf