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Deciding to volunteer

Deciding to volunteer. Why volunteer? Past history of being involved in Course/Student Representation Didn’t want to sit on the side-lines in 1 st year Gave me a chance to be involved in making a difference Chance to develop vital skills for work – i.e. diplomacy. Deciding to volunteer.

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Deciding to volunteer

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  1. Deciding to volunteer • Why volunteer? • Past history of being involved in Course/Student Representation • Didn’t want to sit on the side-lines in 1st year • Gave me a chance to be involved in making a difference • Chance to develop vital skills for work – i.e. diplomacy

  2. Deciding to volunteer What someone told me it would involve: • Take a notes of the problems students were having • Take these along to the next SSCC • Module coordinator deals with what they can • End of story But that was not actually what happens Course Seminar Structure

  3. My Experience • Needed to represent the views of over 360 students • All from different backgrounds making the HE transition • Many hold you personally responsible for their education • Practical approach to recording views and opinions required • Launched a module wide survey examining thoughts on lectures, seminars and assignment structure. • Results shared with management school – starting point for the rest of semester. • Continual communication allowed us to remain on top of everything • Regular meetings; continual emailing gave us a shared understanding of concerns with the module. • Model replicated throughout 2nd semester

  4. The Partnership: My Perspective Effective: Presented us as a united front – working together to get things done Ensured solutions were perceived as fair by the students Increased our shared understanding Allowed us to promote shared ideas – i.e. increasing engagement Convenient: Students could go between MC and CR, knowing their view would be represented Communication: Email Succeed Facebook One on One

  5. Case Study: Self-Support Study Groups Approached by a student very early on in the module Students wanted to be able to meet up and study together in a productive environment – could we facilitate this? Agreed it would be extremely valuable asset to the module Christine dealt with the timetabling requests and I would help out in coordinating the group. It was a huge success and built the confidence of many students Replicated throughout the 2nd semester and we’re looking to carry this on.

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