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TAG - The Alternative Guide (to UCLan): Developing Realistic Expectations of University

TAG - The Alternative Guide (to UCLan): Developing Realistic Expectations of University. Lucy Warman, John O’Donoghue and Louisa Dignan. Contents. Background of TAG. What is TAG Aims Content. Promotion. Challenges. Get TAGged. Background of TAG. Research Reasons for withdrawal.

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TAG - The Alternative Guide (to UCLan): Developing Realistic Expectations of University

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  1. TAG - The Alternative Guide (to UCLan): Developing Realistic Expectations of University Lucy Warman, John O’Donoghue and Louisa Dignan

  2. Contents • Background of TAG. • What is TAG • Aims • Content. • Promotion. • Challenges. • Get TAGged.

  3. Background of TAG • Research • Reasons for withdrawal. • Lack of peer experience. • Unrealistic expectations. • Developed through A2A Transitions. • 4 themes • Review by SLOs. • Funding

  4. What is TAG? • A method of sharing students experiences • Alternative Guide - What university is really like. • All aspects of life here at UCLan. • Help students understand the issues they may face at uni and how to deal with them. • Meet and chat with other students through the social networking space provided by TAG.

  5. Aims of TAG • To aid retention by • Enabling students to develop realistic expectations of university • Encourage engagement and ownership of learning and experience • Create “norm” that accessing support services part of the uni experience • Giving students the opportunity to access peer experiences • Support employability by • Showcasing work produced by students online

  6. Content • Student generated content • Extracurricular • Client for assessment • Policy • Services generated content • Other content

  7. Promotion • Staff • Potential students • Current students

  8. Challenges • Timing. • Institutional support filtering down. • Team experience. • Knowing the right questions to ask • Student engagement. • Relying on students. • Location in the university. • Scope creep. • Stepping on Toes. • Engaging staff.

  9. Feedback “Honest and written in language undergrads can relate to.” (Female, 22) • “I think it's a brilliant source of information for potential students.” (Female, 29) “It provides an informal introduction/guide to people, more over feels more personal and real, because it is not constricted by the normal 'rules' that the 'official' website is” (Male, 30) “I like the honest feeling about TAG, Because it is not made by the staff here at UCLAN I feel it gives a more reliable insight into what life at UCLAN is really like.” (Male, 19) “No jargon just nice easy language to read gives us a break from looking a theorists and studies all day.” (Female, 24) “Honest and alternate perspective to uni life” (Male, 25, PR student, 1st year)

  10. Feedback cont. • Has been access by 76 countries • JISC have funded further research • JISC have funded projects to take TAG to other HEIs • Has been continued as a UCLan initiative

  11. Get TAGged • TAG at your institution • Resources • Online guide • Templates • Content

  12. Questions • Would TAG work at your HEI? • What are the barriers to TAG at your HEI? • Are you doing anything similar? • What challenges did you face? • What are the benefits of a TAG?

  13. References • Report by Comptroller and Auditor General on Staying the Course: Retention of Students in Higher Education 26 July 2007 HC (616) ( 2006-2007) [online] Available at: http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/0607/retention_of_students_in_he.aspx (accessed on March 29th 2009) • Thomas, L., and Quinn, J. (2007) First Generation Entry into Higher Education. Maidenhead: Open University Press • Cook, Rushton and Mackintosh 2006, The STAR project. [online] Available at :http://www.ulster.ac.uk/star , (Accessed March 29th 2009) • http://www.ulster.ac.uk/star • Hodgson, L. (2008). Transition Induction Projects 2008/09. [online] Available at: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/services/ldu/transition_induction_projects.php (Accessed on March 29th 2009) • http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/current_students/student_liaison_officer/index.php • http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/institutionalinnovation.aspx • http://www.taguclan.org.uk • http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/services/futures/students/futures_award.php • http://www.uclan.ac.uk/health/schools/sphcs/index.php • http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/services/lis/index.php • http://www.taguclan.org.uk/burnley/index.php • http://www.tagguide.org

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