50 | Principal’s Overview
AGILITY SUPPORT FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT Innovative Approaches to Student Success The Cave Hill Campus has made commendable progress over the years in incorporating technology as a teaching and learning tool. The ongoing technical and pedagogical support provided by the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) has been integral to this success. In the 2021/2022 academic year, the CETL continued to make direct and indirect contributions to the network commu- nity that supports student development on Campus, with the belief that fostering a supportive network for students could provide the sense of community and confidence that would impact student success.
The Registration Buddy System The Registration Buddy system, designed and implemented through a collaboration with Campus IT Services (CITS) and the Office of Student Services and Development (OSSD) links new students with existing students (registra- tion buddies) for the purpose of ensuring that new students are sufficiently competent in the use of the campus tech- nologies required for registration at the start the semester. The programme was launched in August 2021, and during its three-week duration, attracted 723 interactions. The highest number of interactions in a single day, 83, was recorded on August 19th (See Figure 3). Going forward, the Buddy Programme will be become a standard fixture of the registration of new students in both Semesters I and II. Technological training for more than 200 students was completed in support of the 2022 registration period.
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Figure 3: Registration Buddy interactions, August 2021
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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