1. To Australia’s Higher Education staff: We want to support your work and expertise.

2. Why right now?

3. More students

4. More online study

5. More choice

6. More international students

7. More pressure on staff Staff to student ratio, High School to Higher Ed

8. And, across Australia, up to 30% of first year students are leaving

9. What does an at-risk student look like?

10. Part-time? Mature? Young? NESB? Male? Low-SES? Employed? Never signs in online? No engagement? Severely at- risk

11. What does an at-risk student look like? Actually, the biggest group aren’t your typical risk cases. Likely graduates Risk cases

12. What does an at-risk student look like? However, studies on completion show that the majority of at-risk students actually make up the ‘middle’ ground. Likely graduates Risk casesAt risk of either success or failure, and are difficult to identify

13. What does an at-risk student look like?

14. However… "Small academic improvements correlate with greatly heightened chances of graduation. Just a small nudge – one-on-one tutoring, time management counselling – could keep a student on track to graduate." insidehighered.com, Charlie Tyson's "The Murky Middle"

15. That’s why your students now have YourTutor for one-to-one help after-hours, 3pm – midnight. Outside your consult hours, or when you just can’t personally be on- call to help with a question for all your students.

16. 9:45pm “I need assistance please for my Ratios Analysis Report in accounting. I have no idea how to calculate the required ratios from the data provided...PLEASE HELP!” 4:55pm “I’m stuck on this physics circuitry question in Electrotechnology.” 11:05pm “I’ve been doing this report all night, can I drop-off my file here to get some writing feedback?” 7:05pm “Just a quick question, I just want to check I’m on the right track with this equation…” YourTutor is on-demand help and academic intervention: 8:30pm “I really don’t know how to start this assignment, can you help me understand what the question is asking?

17. How does YourTutor work?

19. The tutor helps students discover the answer on their own, to develop confidence as well as learning.

20. Where can students use YourTutor? On campus At home At work In fact, anywhere with an internet connection 3pm – late, Sunday to Friday

21. Who are the online tutors? Only the best, local Australian teachers, tutors, and university experts See who they are: yourtutor.com.au/tutor-biographies

22. What subjects can the tutors help with?

23. Accounting Microeconomics Macroeconomics Marketing Statistics Report writing Whether for business courses…

24. Mechanical engineering Electrical engineering Maths foundations Physics foundations For engineering…

25. Biology foundations Chemistry foundations Physics foundations Support for nursing, health, and more…

26. Study skills Library skills Research skills Essential skills for all courses…

27. English Grammar Report and essay writing Referencing and citations Speeches …or writing support for all courses and students, YourTutor is the safety net. Tip: Remind all your students to get feedback from YourTutor before submitting their final to you. The work you get will be more thoughtful, as students act on the tutor’s guidance on English, literacy, structure, and response.

28. In YourTutor, your students can ALSO drop off a file One of our expert tutors will provide the student with personalised feedback in 24 hours. English and writing help?

29. "Students who use YourTutor do better overall." Sue Kokonis, Academic Director, Swinburne Online

30. “They were very informative and straightforward. I could learn the concept with a direct example from my own work and that really helped.” - University of Western Sydney, student, NSW

31. "What a lovely experience. Actually focused on how to tackle the question instead of just giving me answers. As a Chinese student studying in Australia, It is kinda hard to understand all the concepts in class,Because I’m a ESL speaker,I would need that extra help, but the teacher wont have enough time to help everyone,This is where Yoututor really stand out from the rest of the online tutoring sites.At first I thought its another tutor website with tonnes of scripted lines and bots,I didn't give much hope to it,until I tried it today,Its just like a tutor that helps you in every subject.Now, not all tutors can do that and all of this are just for FREE.I will be using Yoututor more often,improving on my English skills and essay writing. I'm glad to be one of the students witnessing the turning point of future education. ZeMing Jiang, student, Western Australia

32. “Very helpful, I feel much better about it. Thankyou.” - Swinburne Online

33. We all know students are busy and distracted. You can consistently remind students YourTutor is free for them, exclusively and unlimited as part of their enrolment. Contact your local YourTutor Director for free staff information, to set up a staff training, for free materials and template email copy, student training videos, and more. Lecturers, what can you do?

34. “Need English, maths, engineering or other help quickly? Thanks to ECU, you get on-demand help from the ‘YourTutor’ service: Real life experts waiting to help with your question, 3pm to late, Sun-Fri. You need to sign in to myECU, at https://blackboard.ecu.edu.au/ ” https://blackboard.ecu.edu.au/ Tip: Edit the text below for your next email to students, or to add to the student forum, intranet space, or your out-of-hours email signature

35. Visit: yourtutor.com.au/unistaff Questions about how your students connect? support@yourtutor.com.au