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Centre for Higher Education Practice Student Engagement Students as Partners. Roisín Curran, Professional Development Manager, Staff Development Stuart Cannell, Final year Student, BA ( Hons ) Fine Art Mirco Scaramucci, Placement Student, BSc ( Hons ) Creative Computing. Purpose.
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Centre for Higher Education PracticeStudent EngagementStudents as Partners RoisínCurran, Professional Development Manager, Staff Development Stuart Cannell, Final year Student, BA (Hons) Fine Art Mirco Scaramucci, Placement Student, BSc (Hons) Creative Computing
Purpose To work towards a culture where “students are at the ‘heart of the system’. This means that students should be partners actively engaged in the enhancement of their university’s approach to learning. This includes curriculum design and delivery, approaches to learning and teaching and quality assurance.” The Higher Education White Paper (2011)
Drivers • The Higher Education White Paper (2011) • The Higher Education Academy • The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) • NUS Student Engagement project • NI HE Strategy (2012) • Internal recent student engagement initiatives
Student capacity building Staff capacity building Institutional management and co-ordination Student engagement and belonging Pre-entry In HE Beyond HE Student Engagement to Improve Student Retention and Success
Engaging students inthe curriculum Engender a ‘sense of belonging’
Suggested model • A two-staged model • Engaging students in the curriculum • Engaging students in shaping the design and delivery of the curriculum
Partnership Transformation Model (Cannell, 2012) Current state Aspirational state
Going forward... Student Engagement at Ulster = Active Partnership?
2012 - 2015 What Works? Student Retention and Success Change Programme • Engendering ‘sense of belonging’ • Focus on activities in the academic sphere • Induction • Active and collaborative learning • Core team plus six discipline teams (one from each faculty)
References • BIS (Department for Business Innovation and Skills) (2011) Higher Education White Paper: Students at the Heart of the System. Available at http://www.bis.gov.uk/publications • Higher Education Academy, Student Engagement. Available at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/student-engagement • NI HE Strategy for HE http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/consultation-zone/archived-consultations/archived-consultations-2011/hestrategy.htm • NUS Student Engagement project http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/campaigns/highereducation/student-engagement/nus-heaproject/ • Student Engagement at QAA http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Partners/students/student-engagement-QAA/Pages/default.aspx