TY - JOUR
T1 - CSU pathway courses during COVID-19
T2 - A multi-faceted support strategy for online engagement
AU - Krautloher, Amita
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/5/25
Y1 - 2021/5/25
N2 - In March 2020, Charles Sturt University (CSU) launched two new pathway courses: the Diploma of General Studies (DGS) and the CSU Pathway course. These courses are offered at five regional campuses, along with an online offering. This particular cohort of students lack the skills and confidence necessary to engage with university-level study. With the advent of COVID-19, the challenge was to transition the five on-campus cohorts to a fully online mode of delivery within a few weeks. This task was further complicated as a number of teaching staff on the program were new to CSU, with little to no experience teaching explicitly online. This paper showcases the student-centric strategies adopted to transition on-campus students to online delivery. A summary will also be provided of the successes of this approach (to date), particularly in terms of retention and progression, along with the lessons learnt as part of the process.
AB - In March 2020, Charles Sturt University (CSU) launched two new pathway courses: the Diploma of General Studies (DGS) and the CSU Pathway course. These courses are offered at five regional campuses, along with an online offering. This particular cohort of students lack the skills and confidence necessary to engage with university-level study. With the advent of COVID-19, the challenge was to transition the five on-campus cohorts to a fully online mode of delivery within a few weeks. This task was further complicated as a number of teaching staff on the program were new to CSU, with little to no experience teaching explicitly online. This paper showcases the student-centric strategies adopted to transition on-campus students to online delivery. A summary will also be provided of the successes of this approach (to date), particularly in terms of retention and progression, along with the lessons learnt as part of the process.
KW - COVID-19
KW - CSU
KW - Enabling courses
KW - Foundation studies
KW - Multi-campus cohorts
KW - Online learning
KW - Pandemic
KW - Pathways
KW - Student experience
KW - Student-centric strategies
KW - Supporting students online
KW - Teaching and learning strategies
KW - Transition to online study
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U2 - 10.30688/janzssa.2021.1.06
DO - 10.30688/janzssa.2021.1.06
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107475691
SN - 0812-6569
VL - 29
SP - 101
EP - 107
JO - Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association
JF - Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association
IS - 1
M1 - 24364
ER -
