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Glyndwr University - Bridgett Pugh

Under the theme of Student Engagement, initiatives include:

• Pre-Fresher Workshops 
• Pre Fresher Workshops  
• Centralised Induction 
•  Peer Supporters - guides for new students 
• Peer Supporters  
• Residential Peer Supporters-supporting live in students 
• Winter social event in the Student Guild 
• Summer support scheme 2008 to monitor and track re-submission of assignments over summer period

Under the theme of Communities of Practice , initiatives include:

• Initial Assesssments for Literacy and Numeracy 
•   Integration of information talks from Student Support Services into course based inductions 
• Appointment of Lecturers in Study Skills for specific curriculum areas 
• Tracking and monitoring of attendance and assignent submissions through designted Student Liaison Officer in the area of Science and Technology 
• Student Liaison Officers  
• Increase in specialist counselling provision 
•  Subject tutorials in the area of Business Studies 
• Participation in the Effective Life Long Learning Project-Bristol 
• Use of student focus groups for course audits

Under the theme of Innovation in First Year Assessment, initiatives include:

• Evaluation of the use of Turnitin to reduce plagiarism
• Individual goal setting study skills tutorials
• Written feed forward for Nursing students
• Peer assessment and peer feedback to facilitate learning
• Developing Peer and Self Reflection
• Using blogs and wikis to share developmental learning on Screen Studies award.  

Under the theme of Enabling Employability Through the First Year Curriculum, initiatives include: 

• History students experiencing the workplace
• Engineering induction - Elastic Olympics
• 'This will be my life' collaboration with Careers Service to focus on career choice
• Community Blog for Design Communication students.  

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