1. “Just How Do You Pronounce Your Name?” ---- Engaging with students online in CMS Ray Stoneham and Mary Kiernan CMS School

2. Why engagement with students is an issue Large lectures (100+ students) limit direct staff/student interaction Online interaction can seem distant Lack of student engagement can lead to – For students: poor attendance and then drop out – For staff: poor job satisfaction – For all: poor motivation and poor results

3. Engaging with students online in CMS Personalisation of Staff and Student Intranets is the key A number of effective Interactive Intranet Systems have been developed by CMS – Coursework uploads and feedback – Audio feedback – Student Enquiries – Project student interaction with supervisors – Forums – Personal Development Programme system

4. Engaging with CMS Project students 422 Masters projects 332 Undergraduate projects Staff typically supervise 10 students Little direct contact between supervisor and student Online systems – Students Blog (supervisor can comment) – Staff record meetings (student can comment) – Students upload interim documents (staff can comment and approve)

5. Does it work?

6. Relevance to the rest of the University Some systems that can be used to improve student engagement Portal for Staff and Students WebCT (VLE) PebblePad (e-Portfolio) BannerWeb (MIS)

7. Presentation Follows This will be a live demonstration of the CMS systems You will have to attend the session to see it