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Supporting Teachers who Support Student Transition

Transnational Meeting 4

18 January 2023

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Evaluate LTTA2 & identify lessons learned that might help organise LTTA3 even better

2) Result 1: evaluate progress made & plan for the next steps

3) Result 4: agree on how we will work on it

4) Upcoming dissemination actions and events – incl. end-of-Year 1 Multiplier Events

5) Other management-related issues (including TM5 & LTTA3 dates)

Agenda

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English, French, Slovenian, Spanish

Text, video

May 2023 – shared by the 5 HEIs in Multiplier Events (online)
15 June 2023 – available on the project website

Will include

Professional Development resources based on literature review & Students’ & Academics’ voices (texts & videos);
Ideas/tools Academics teaching 1st-year Students can use to reflect on their own awareness & attitudes, as well as to discover how their own Students experience transition.

Awareness Raising Toolkit

Addressing

the Why:

Why do

those teaching

first-year students

have a special role

to play?

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Components [:

1) Good practices in cooperation with pre-univesity education sector - what makes them effective

2) What messages are still not shared – what do those preparing students for HE/future students need to know

Bridging the inter-sectoral communication gap:

What is required to succeed in HE & How to let prospective students know?

First Milestone:

May 2023 – shared by EDIW

in an online multiplier event

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Thanks to the UPM team for

the December website update

[https://supportingstart.eu/news/]

Next website updates:

Jan 2023 – UCD
Feb 2023 – EDIW
Mar 2023 – UL
...

Upcomig dissemination actions & events

End-of-Year 1 Multiplier Events

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Aim: to let those outside our organizations know about our ‘products’

- encourage use

- collect feedback we can still act upon

- ecourage further disseminaion & engagement with START

Focus: Awareness Raising Toolkit (for Universities) & Bridging the communication gap (for EDIW)

End-of-Year 1 Multiplier Events

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Timing:

April-May 2023
To be announced in advance

Format:

Online
With an element of interaction
To be recorded & used for further dissemination purposes

Budget:

225 euros***

End-of-Year 1 Multiplier Events

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Target audience:

those in your country & other EU countries
aim for 30-50 participants, of whom min 15 from outside your institution�(and other START partner orgnanisations)

--for Result 1:

those teaching 1st-year undergraduate students;
those in charge of undergraduate programmes;
those involved in faculty development;
those who are responsible for promoting and rewarding inclusive excellence in higher education teaching
representatives of student organisations who can help promote awareness of the special role of those teaching 1^st-year students

End-of-Year 1 Multiplier Events

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Target audience:

those in your country & other EU countries
aim for 30-50 participants, of whom min 15 from outside your institution (and other START partner orgnanisations)

--for Result 4:

those teaching 1st-year undergraduate students;
those responsible for HEIs' activities related to attracting diverse students and promoting inclusive excellence;
teachers & career advisors in pre-university educational organisations;
(young) people preparing to start their 1st year of undergraduate studies

End-of-Year 1 Multiplier Events

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Formal requirements:

the two logos (project & funding)
In the announcement/slides the following ‘title elements’ must appear:

HEIs: Why do those teaching first-year students have a special role to play? What challenges first-year students face in their transition to higher education & why does it matter?

EDIW: Bridging the inter-sectoral communication gap to achieve inclusive excellence in Higher Education

End-of-Year 1 Multiplier Events

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For the funding to be considered eligible each ME organiser will need to provide:

1) Proof of the actual number of participants in the activity through a declaration signed by the organiser and specifying the name of the participant and the name and address of the organisation they represent

2) Detailed agenda and any documents used or distributed at the ME

3) A brief description of the ME, incl. mention of the project results covered, the leading and participating organisations, the venue of the meeting and the numbers of local and international participants

End-of-Year 1 Multiplier Events

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February 2023

23 - 15.00-17.00 CET

October 2023, Slovenia

9-11 (arrival on 8 Oct)
11-13 (arrival on 10 Oct)
16-18 (arrival on 15 Oct)
18-20 (arrival on 17 Oct)
24-26 (arrival 23rd)
25-27th (arrival 24th; TMC on 28th)

-- by 1 Feburary 2023

TM5 & LTTA3