Assessing student learning from Public Engagement

1. Assessing student learning from Public Engagement David Owen National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement Funded by the UK Funding Councils, Research Councils UK and the Wellcome Trust

2. ENGAGED TEACHING Developing teaching activities which positively impact on the community, and enhance students’ engagement skills Education reaches far beyond the classroom. Our Teaching and Learning Strategy has five core principles, learner empowerment, active engagement, learning in communities, education for sustainable development, and learning for equality, diversity and intercultural understanding. University of Manchester, Vision Statement Professor Craig Mahoney, Chief Executive The Higher Education Academy. Higher education should be a transformative process that supports the development of graduates who can make a meaningful contribution to wider society, local communities and to the economy. University of Gloucestershire, Teaching and Learning Strategy

3. Universities engage with a range of professional agencies in different sectors : they can also engage directly with the public. This diagram ‘maps’ the different external groups with whom they might engage The public The media Public sector Schools, colleges and lifelong learning Communities of interest Cultural and leisure services Communities of place Health and well being agencies Non Governmental Organisations Quangos and govt agencies RESEARCHER, STUDENT Community and 3rd sector Policy community Community organisations and societies Local / regional / national govt Voluntary organisations and charities Local authorities / strategic bodies Businesses and industry Social enterprises International community Business community

4. Recognising learning and celebrating achievement from Public Engagement These are some of the approaches which recognise learning and achievement Certification Graded with levels Inclusion on the HEAR Discipline specific Log of hours or activities Learning assessed Reflective journal Credit bearing Attending workshops and classes Presentations, mock interviews

5. Embedding Public Engagement in the Curriculum A Framework for the Assessment of Student Learning from Public Engagement

6. Framework Design • Consultation and events • Literature and Research • Attributes Framework for Public Engagement • Embedding Community Engagement in the Curriculum: An example of University-Public Engagement – An extensive literature review • Bursting the Bubble: Students, Volunteering and the Community – Engaging with over 5,000 students and graduates across six universities, this study reported on the impacts and outcomes from student-community engagement for students and community groups.

7. Knowledge Co-Creation Able to own, review and develop module concepts in light of experiences Critically reflects on the manner in which engagement has influenced subject knowledge of self and others Managing Engagement Demonstrates a capacity to make management decisions in ambiguous and connected circumstances Able to work across disciplinary and organisational boundaries to support change Reflective Practice Demonstrates a capacity to reflect on engagement activity, using this to evaluate the programme, and to maintain a process of continual learning Awareness of Self and Others Critical understanding of self, society and context in which module operates Detailed understanding of the audiences, communities, institutions and stakeholders engaged with the project Communication Can adapt styles, methods and approaches in order to effectively communicate with, work with and inspire target audience Demonstrates a critical understanding of factors that influence effective communication

10. Embedding Public Engagement in the Curriculum further resourceswww.publicengagement.ac.uk