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What is the First-Year Experience Programme?
The UWI Global Campus First Year Experience (FYE) Programme is designed to be your digital compass as you navigate the transition into online university life. Recognizing that distance learning can feel a bit like being cast adrift if you don't have the right tools, these sessions are crafted to build community and competence from day one.
🧭 Purpose and Vision
🧭 Purpose and Vision
The primary goal of these webinars is student success and retention. The Global Campus environment is unique; you are not walking into a physical lecture hall, so the FYE series serves as your "virtual orientation." It aims to:
Demystify the online learning management system (Learning Exchange).
Connect you with faculty, student support services, and your peers across the Caribbean.
Equip you with the "soft skills" required for self-paced, disciplined study.
💡 What Makes Them Unique?
💡 What Makes Them Unique?
Interactive Q&A: These aren't just dry lectures. They feature live chat segments where you can get immediate answers from Registry, IT, or the Library staff.
Peer Perspective: Often, senior students or alumni join the panels to share "real-talk" advice on how they balanced work, family, and a degree.
On-Demand Access: If life gets in the way (as it often does for Global Campus students), the sessions are typically recorded and uploaded to the student portal for later viewing.
Why You Should Not Skip Them?
Why You Should Not Skip Them?
Think of the FYE webinars as your "survival kit." Students who engage with these sessions early tend to report lower levels of stress during their first exam period because they already know where to find help and how to submit their assignments correctly.
Pro-Tip: Keep a notebook specifically for FYE sessions. The links and contact emails shared during these live calls are gold mines for when you hit a snag later in the semester.
Who is Eligible?
First year students who are interested in using information and communication technologies to connect with peers across the region and engage in developmental support activities.
Join us in this exciting and memorable out of classroom learning experience. Do not miss out! Be a part of this experience and get an opportunity to meet students from other programmes and countries while engaging in fun and interactive learning experiences and acquiring new skills. Sign up today for this student support initiative!
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