The link between staff development and student engagement The Robert Gordon University Thursday 4 February 2010 sparqs Student Engagement Series.
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The link between staff development and student engagement
The Robert Gordon University
Thursday 4 February 2010
sparqsStudent Engagement Series
The agenda was going to be…
Exploring the link Irene Peterson, Shetland College Fiona Campbell, Edinburgh Napier
University Reflections and action planning
The agenda is now…
Exploring the link Fiona Campbell, Edinburgh Napier
University Shetland College experiences Variable impacts by area and sector Reflections and action planning
Student Participation in Quality Scotland (sparqs)
training and support→provide training for student representatives; workshops for staff and
production of resources for students and staff
events→national conference on student involvement; workshops, seminars
and events for staff and student officers
sharing practice→publications on student involvement; benchmarking of
representative systems and learning from other countries & sectors
consultancy→5 days support offered to each institution across Scotland
www.sparqs.ac.uk
The link
Support for senior student
representatives
Work with institutions and sector agencies
Students
Staff
The link
How can we help students to engage?
Do we make engagement a part of lecturer
training?
Students
Staff
The student learning experience
Student learning
experience
Programme design
Environment forlearning and teaching
Equipment and materials for learning
Assessment
Learner progress and outcomes
Guidance andlearner support
Quality assuranceand improvement
Learning and teaching process
involving students: the how
actor
expert
partner
information provider
a completer of surveys
collector & analyst of feedback
recognised as experts in learning
authentic & constructive
dialogue
What do you think this means for you?
Task:• How can you actively support, encourage and push
students to become more active learners?
• How do you currently involve students in decision-making about their curricula, teaching & learning, facilities, and all aspects of their student experience?
• How can you support students to become co-creators of their learning experience?
Enhancement
Student engagement being a topic that informs:→ professional review system→ annual staff development programme→ new staff induction→ staff job descriptions and person
specifications→ education courses→ institutional vision and mission
Enhancement
Student engagement “champions”→ departmental or section level→ evangelise student engagement→ work with class reps at section level→ “buddy” staff on their engagement
Enhancement
Interaction between senior staff and reps→ involvement at student officer away day→ “summits” between reps and senior staff→ presentations to reps on key topics
Enhancement
→ Student involvement in teaching
observation→ Campus tours for staff, by students→ Staff shadow students for a day or week→ Students mentoring staff
Turning the learning process upside-down
Celebration!
Reports to course committees Reports to institutional committees National level:
→ Communities of Practice→ sector committees→ sparqs’ events→ sparqs’ Clearing House
“You said… we did…”
The link is…
Of increasing importanceAt the heart of what institutions doKey to enhancing the experiences of
both staff and studentsAn area of both strength and
opportunity
Your initial reflections
What are the implications of what you’ve heard? How might the impact of student engagement on
staff development in your institution vary…→ between subject areas and other functions
(eg staff development unit, quality office, students’ association)?
→ between sectors? Will there be different implications for the HE and College sectors?
What now?
How do you feel about…→ what you do well in your institution?
→ what you could do better in your institution?
What issues are key to further developing and learning from the link?
What now?
What action points are there for…→ you
→ your institution/students’ association
→ the sector
→ sparqs
More information
All presentations from today will be on our website
Future Student Engagement Series events will be imminently confirmed on our website. Topics will include:→ international student engagement→ developing your class rep training→ co-creation of the curriculum
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