{"id":1866,"date":"2016-07-20T00:05:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T14:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sydney.edu.au\/education-portfolio\/ei\/teaching@sydney\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2016-08-07T00:10:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T14:10:52","slug":"engage-students-track-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au\/teaching@sydney\/engage-students-track-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Engage your students with Track &#038; Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you coordinate a large, first-year undergraduate or postgraduate unit? The Track &amp; Connect program, a proactive retention strategy designed to increase student engagement and success during the transition to tertiary study, will be entering its ninth cycle in Semester 2, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Track &amp; Connect provides students with key information about support services and resources, while also providing detailed, de-identified feedback for unit coordinators. It is part of a suite of <a href=\"http:\/\/sydney.edu.au\/education-portfolio\/qa\/analytics\/analytics-tools-for-teachers.htm\" target=\"_blank\">analytics tools<\/a> available to staff at the University.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1868\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1868 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sydney.edu.au\/education-portfolio\/ei\/teaching@sydney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sophia-barnes.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au\/teaching@sydney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sophia-barnes.jpg 180w, https:\/\/educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au\/teaching@sydney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sophia-barnes-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Sophia Barnes, Student Experience Coordinator in the STAR Team, Student Support Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you think that the Track &amp; Connect program might be helpful to your students and you\u2019d like more information about the program, including our successful trial of text messaging software, please contact <a href=\"mailto:student.retention@sydney.edu.au\">Dr Sophia Barnes<\/a>, Student Experience Coordinator in the STAR Team, Student Support Services.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that Unit of Study Coordinators will need to obtain approval from their Faculty or School to participate in the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you coordinate a large, first-year undergraduate or postgraduate unit? 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