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Student Co-Creation as a Mechanism for Reinventing the Curriculum and the Student Experience

Student Co-Creation as a Mechanism for Reinventing the Curriculum and the Student Experience. Mollie Dollinger PhD Candidate Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education. Student Roles: Then and Now. m olliedollin #cocreate. m olliedollin #cocreate. Students are Valuable Resources.

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Student Co-Creation as a Mechanism for Reinventing the Curriculum and the Student Experience

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  1. Student Co-Creation as a Mechanism for Reinventing the Curriculum and the Student Experience Mollie Dollinger PhD Candidate Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education

  2. Student Roles: Then and Now molliedollin #cocreate

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  4. Students are Valuable Resources • Perspective • Knowledge • Time • Opinions • Energy molliedollin #cocreate

  5. Examples: Co-Creating with Users Physical Resources Mental/Psychological Resources Skillset Resources molliedollin #cocreate

  6. A love story: development of co-creation Crowdsourcing Customization Student Partnership? Consumer Feedback Prosumer Behavior molliedollin #cocreate

  7. Co-Creation (CC) or Students as Partners (SaP)? Co-Creation Students as Partners Emphasis on equal contributions of student/staff Concerns over exclusivity Usually framed as a holistic endeavor • Encompasses all types of student contributions • Potential for scalability • Can be used as a design tool, procedural strategy or for collaborative analysis molliedollin #cocreate

  8. Example: Course Timeline Student Feedback!!! molliedollin #cocreate

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  10. Curriculum Conceptualised* • Category A: The structure and content of a unit • Category B: The structure and content of a programme of study • Category C: The students’ experience of learning • Category D: A dynamic and interactive process of teaching and learning *Fraser, S. P., & Bosanquet, A. M. (2006). The curriculum? That’s just a unit outline, isn’t it?. Studies in Higher Education, 31(03), 269-284.

  11. Curriculum Outside the Classroom Examples of case studies: • Student-student mentoring • Student-staff magazine • Student-staff produced learning resources

  12. Approaches to Co-Created Curriculum Approach 1: Allow for open content and assessment through projects (individual or group) Approach 2: Allow for feedback, suggestions, evaluations on the content, teaching/delivery, assessment (e.g. teaching consultants)

  13. Two Cases of Co-Created Curriculum ENG: Leading Change in a Complex World WIL: Management Consulting molliedollin #cocreate

  14. What kind of contributions did students make? molliedollin #cocreate

  15. Did students feel comfortable contributing? molliedollin #cocreate

  16. Are students more comfortable with less responsibility? molliedollin #cocreate

  17. Quote from student in WIL: “There was some confusion in the beginning about what was required and the direction- I found that at the start that this is what was going on and it was hard to get your head around what was happening with timelines and deadlines. At times I felt like there was a lack of support, but that might have been the program just developing our professional skills.” molliedollin #cocreate

  18. Benefits to Students: Comparison ENG WIL Motivation Teamwork Breadth of knowledge Work Experience • Self-awareness • Engagement • Ownership • Student Voice molliedollin #cocreate

  19. Why include the ‘student voice’? • Empowering global citizenship • Challenge assumptions • Provide leadership opportunities • Improve/innovate higher education service • Create belongingness/ alumni networks • Campus community building *Challenges: managing power balance; initial investment of time; funding; incentives/motivation; organisation; questions over impact on learning molliedollin #cocreate

  20. Co-Creating the BA curriculum • BA graduates take longer and have lower wages than others • Help them gain leadership/ competitive advantage/ tie into ‘practical’ skills molliedollin #cocreate

  21. Key Considerations Co-Production Value-in-Use Indicators Knowledge Sharing Equity Interaction Experience Personalisation Relationship Co-Creation Benefits Innovation Knowledge Relational molliedollin #cocreate

  22. Moving Forward • More case studies and deeper comparison is necessary • Exploring and linking specific factors to specific outcomes molliedollin #cocreate

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