For new students, university is an unfamiliar environment and many will not fully understand what it means to be a University student. The purpose of induction is to help new students make a successful transition into undergraduate or postgraduate study. Effective, early induction is important to ensure that students are supported in University. Induction in the first week should be seen as part of a longer term process that lasts well into the first semester and beyond.
To support staff in preparing for student induction for 2023/24 guidance is available:
Induction Canvas Sites
As in previous years, Canvas induction sites are available to support induction activities. So that teams can develop sites that meet their specific needs, induction courses are not pre-populated with any content. They are unpublished, meaning that students will not have access to sites if teams opt not to use them. Induction modules will display using the following naming convention: Induction (2023-24) <Programme name>. You will need to add yourself to any relevant induction site using the My Canvas Admin tool. This is located in your Account area. Search for site by programme code, taking the above naming convention into account when adding the course.
For more information about Canvas Induction sites, please see:
Study for Success at LJMU Course
The Teaching and Learning Academy in partnership with Academic Achievement team have launched a short online course to support induction of level 3 and 4 students. The course introduces students to Canvas, with some simple exercises to help them feel more confident using the system. It also provides advice and guidance on key study skills associated with higher education. In addition, it signposts new students to some of the information that they might need as they progress through the early stages of their university journey.
We have designed the course to be self-paced so that new students can engage with it as and when they see fit. It is light touch and easily accessible to avoid them feeling overwhelmed at what can be a stressful time. There is no expectation for any academic input, although we could appreciate it if you could remind students to engage with the course in pre-induction communication and early induction activities. You can share this link to the Study for Success at LJMU course.
All NEW level 3 and 4 students should be automatically enrolled onto the course.
If you have any questions, please contact the Teaching and Learning Academy.
Re-induction
To support returning students to make the transition to their next level of study, programme teams should consider offering formal transition activities at the start of level 5 and 6 (and level 7 for integrated masters programmes). The please see the following link for ideas that teams can consider: