Online+Student+Journey+Project

=Online Student Journey Project= Dr Lisa Cluett Student Services

The Online Student Journey project is funded by a 2008 LTPF project grant and aims to apply Web 2.0 tools to the Student Services Division (the journey from prospective student to graduation). It has 3 main components:

o To create a toolbox of applications that can be used by UWA Student Services’ staff o To provide training to staff in the use of emerging technologies o To survey students about ICT use and provide advice on using technology at UWA This project is coordinated by Dr. Lisa Cluett in Student Services (with sponsorship from Jon Stubbs and collaboration with Dr. Judy Skene) and consists of five phases.

The focus of the Online Student Journey project is to add an interactive online dimension to the existing suite of services already provided by Student Services. Early adopters* of the tools include o Use of wikis by Study Smarter team, Global Student Project, OSJ project, Student Equity initiative o Blogs by Learning Skills adviser, UniAccess office, Transition team and a variety of students. Activities of the OSJ project are also blogged o Use of animated characters by the Study Smarter team that ‘speak’ to online users o Storing and sharing photos across the division using an online photo album o Development of online interactive materials for use by the Prospective Student Office during school visits o Hosting student testimonials online using interactive tools on the CELT website o Recording and distributing podcast recordings of face-to-face events/workshops held by Student Support o Incorporating RSS feeds of events, blogs and news events into existing web services o Developing examples of networking with students and in social networking sites such as Facebook

You can find information about the project on Lisa’s blog http://uwajourney.edublogs.org/ or by reading the research papers which can be accessed on the STUDYSmarter website at: http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning/networking_smarter/llrs_projects/llrs_publications_list

Lisa is always happy to chat to people interested in using Web 2.0 tools to engage students.

Dr Lisa Cluett Senior Project Officer Learning, Language and Research Skills Phone 6488 1221 Fax 6488 1119 MBDP M302 Email Lisa.Cluett@uwa.edu.au