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Using Alumni in Teaching and Learning

Using Alumni in Teaching and Learning. Emma Packham (Faculty Alumni Officer) Division of Development and Alumni Relations Dr John Zavos (Senior Lecturer in South Asian Studies) Professor Yaron Matras (Professor Of Linguistics) School of Arts, Languages and Cultures. Today’s session.

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Using Alumni in Teaching and Learning

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  1. Using Alumni in Teaching and Learning Emma Packham (Faculty Alumni Officer) Division of Development and Alumni Relations Dr John Zavos (Senior Lecturer in South Asian Studies) Professor Yaron Matras (Professor Of Linguistics) School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

  2. Today’s session • Overview of DDAR • Alumni volunteering • Case study 1: Alumni as mentors (John Zavos) • Case study 2: Alumni as respondents (Yaron Matras) • Case study 3: Alumni as facilitators (Yaron Matras) • Questions and suggestions

  3. A bit about DDAR Alumni Relations Events Communications Online portal Volunteering Data Data protection Collection Updates Analysis Donor Programmes Annual Fund Major Gifts Legacies Stewardship

  4. Student recruitment • Research • Social responsibility Alumni volunteering • Student experience • Student employability • Teaching and learning

  5. Guest lectures • Deliver modules • Industry feedback • Skills master-class Alumni on campus • Work experience • Site visits • Research out to community • Presentations to industry Students off campus • Online project mentoring • Judge student projects • Research respondents • Podcasts Alumni remote support

  6. Religions and Theology “Looking Outward” projectJohn Zavos Case study 1: Alumni as mentors

  7. Case Study 1: Alumni as mentors Religions and Theology • Learning tasks looking outwards: encouraging social responsibility in the R&T curriculum • Consortium of 4 units • Public facing tasks • Eg exhibits in a virtual museum, guides to sacred spaces, School/LA ‘reports’ on religious issues • Alumni as mentors • Advice on project management, constituencies, work practices etc

  8. Case Study 1: Alumni as mentors Religions and Theology Feedback from students: • ‘the mentors were a really good way of getting professional feedback on our work’ • ‘extremely helpful and definitely helped us improve our exhibit’ • ‘My mentor was very helpful, always sending long emails with points to help us’ • ‘it was really useful having that outsider help who can give feedback if needed’

  9. Case Study 1: Alumni as mentors Religions and Theology Feedback from mentors: • ‘this was a good experience for me’ • ‘it got me back to thinking about exhibits and best practices, so I found benefit’ • ‘I especially enjoyed this because there were some common themes in their exhibit that come with immigration and the museum I work at is about immigration to the state of Wisconsin’

  10. Y2 course unit Societal MultilingualismYaron Matras Case study 2: Alumni as respondents

  11. Case Study 2: Alumni as respondentsSocietal Multilingualism • Project aims • Role of alumni • Logistics • Outcomes

  12. Multilingual Manchester – local schoolsYaron Matras Case study 3: Alumni as facilitators

  13. Case Study 3: Alumni as facilitatorsMultilingual Manchester • Project aims • Role of alumni • Logistics • Outcomes

  14. How we can help Fit with programmes/modules Identify suitable alumni contributors Contact alumni and connect them with colleagues Record engagement and maintain relationship

  15. Questionsand suggestions Emma Packham (Faculty Alumni Officer) (emma.packham@manchester.ac.uk) Richard Screaton (Senior Alumni Officer) (richard.screaton@manchester.ac.uk)

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