Overview
- Keele University uses StREAM engagement analytics to enhance student success
- They are leveraging real-time data for tailored support to individual students.
- Through using StREAM they are able to address cohort-level challenges promptly.
- This approach has improves retention rates and overall student wellbeing.
The challenge
- Higher education institutions struggle to identify and support at-risk students in real time.
- Traditional monitoring methods often fail to provide timely insights.
- This leads to higher rates of student non-continuation and withdrawal.
The lasting effect is detrimental to institutions.
Keele University’s approach
- Keele University uses StREAM engagement analytics for tailored, real-time student support in their foundation year.
- They use insights from StREAM to address both individual student needs
and broader cohort-level challenges promptly. - They aim to foster a supportive environment conducive to providing outstanding academic and pastoral support.
The impact
Student retention
Keele University saw a significant reduction in non-continuation rates: from 6.8% in the first semester of 2022/23 to 3.4% in the same period of 2023/24 – saving an estimated 30 students in the first year alone.
Financial sustainability
Using StREAM has resulted in substantial financial savings, with Keele University seeing a £100K positive difference. These savings allow for reinvestment in student support services. This is expected to grow over time.
Evaluating interventions
Keele University have developed robust methods for evaluating interventions that feedback into the data models of StREAM, making it increasingly effective over time, and enabling it to deliver greater value to the institution.
Empowered students
Through using StREAM, students and staff have been empowered across their learning journey. Students have a better understanding of their own engagement with their academic studies.
