FFYE forum: Rethinking Part-Time Student Success | 10 June

Part-Time Student Success 

Did you know 25% of UTS students are part-time?  It’s time to ask: What do we know about part-time students? What assumptions do we have?  How might we support their success?  

Through her 2025–2026 ACSES Equity Fellowship research, Associate Professor Kelly Linden (Charles Sturt University) will draw on multi-institutional data (including UTS), national student survey and interview data, to reframe part-time study as a structural, not individual, challenge. Her work identifies part-time enrolment as a key predictor of lower retention and success, driven by misalignment between institutional design and students’ lived realities. Positioning part-time learners as a “forgotten cohort,” she highlights inclusive, high-quality teaching—clear design, empathetic engagement, flexibility, and Universal Design for Learning—as central to success, guiding participants from evidence to practical, evidence-informed strategies for change. 

Activities will build from Kelly’s work, including her evidence-based recommendations, to challenge assumptions, identify inclusive teaching and support practices to co-create strategies that enhance engagement, belonging, and success. Participants will draw on  UTS Student Experience Framework (Blog), Transition Pedagogy (UTS practice) and Universal Design for Learning (Blog) to inform more inclusive, responsive learning environments. 

Academics, professional staff and students are most welcome to attend.  

*Registration: if you are not able to see the registration link, please make sure you are logged in to UTS Ed Express. For those not who are not UTS staff or students, please contact Kathryn.Egea@uts.edu.au

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