Student academic transitions: resources for teaching staff

To help support undergraduate students in their first year, the resources below have been produced for staff by the Academic Transition Support Working Group and students participating in the Centre for Teaching and Learning's Student Experience Internship Scheme in 2021 and 2022.

Academic transition support resources for staff

Quick guide for teaching staff: Supporting incoming students (short PowerPoint slide set)

This short PowerPoint slide set provides a quick snapshot of things teaching staff can do to support students' academic transition to Oxford.

The resource is based on recent research, including outcomes of the Centre for Teaching and Learning's Student Experience Internship Scheme.

Staff are invited to share the resource with colleagues in their department, faculty or college, and to adapt the material in any medium or format. 

Reports written by our Student Experience Interns

Supporting students’ academic transitions: Key findings and recommendations

A report written by students participating in our Student Experience Internship Scheme in summer 2022 includes key findings and recommendations aimed at enhancing academic literacies support for students at Oxford when transitioning into and throughout their degrees:

• Read an abridged version of the report (SSO required)
• Read a full version of the report (SSO required)

Supporting students’ academic transition to Oxford: Perspectives from our Student Experience Interns

A report written by students participating in our Student Experience Internship Scheme in summer 2021 includes recommendations aimed at enhancing support for new students to Oxford:

• Read a full version of the report (SSO required)

Oxford Teaching Ideas

• Supporting academic transition: a focus on first-year teaching
• Supporting academic transition: a focus on essay writing
• Key principles of inclusive teaching
• Giving effective feedback
• Making feedback inclusive
• Making lectures inclusive
• Designing inclusive lab practicals
• Making tutorials inclusive
• Key steps for planning effective tutorials
• Managing tutorial dynamics
• Facilitating tutorial discussions
• Designing effective reading lists

Case studies

• Mathematical Institute: Online maths club and 'Fridays@2'
• Worcester College: Academic Transition Support
• Student transition project: Bibliography

Academic skills resources for students

In addition, a suite of academic skills resources for students new to Oxford is available on the Oxford Transition Support page of the University's student website.

The page provides a central hub for students by bringing together academic skills support resources from across the collegiate University, together with video feedback from current and previous students. 

If you are a member of staff, and have a resource you would like included on this student page, please contact academicadmin.comms@admin.ox.ac.uk.