Abstract

This research note outlines progress made on a twelve-month Higher Education Academy (HEA) funded e-learning research project. The focus of the project is on evaluating systematic transition to Higher Education. Pre-entry work has been undertaken at both Bournemouth and Bradford Universities in order to better understand the student experience and provide appropriate support measures to enhance initial transition into University. Our work has been beneficial in providing insights into the student experience of transition by providing rich data for analysis of the student experience of e-learning (during transition and induction in particular) and on how students feel about starting University, and their initial support needs. This paper discusses our project aims, methods and preliminary findings in order to understand more about student needs and what student hopes and concerns are when thinking about arriving at University.