Learning and Teaching Day presentation Laura North and Hannah Breslin

careers andemployability

Hannah Breslin, Student Employability Practitioner CCW

Laura North, Web and Digital Communications Manager

 We’re interested in how we help each student to participate

 One challenge is that some students contribute more and others less

 Today is about exploring the effect of physical spaces and different facilitation techniques

 Getting your feedback on these experiences

Exploring student participation

Facilitation

 Small groups: Lantz, C.

 ‘Invisible’ teachers: Hamlyn, J. (2013), Silver, M. & Wilkerson, L. A. (1991)

 Peer feedback: Rees, S. (2008)

 Fostering familiarity: Giordano and Hammer (1999) Jackson and Prosser (1985)

 Circles: Bennett et al. (2002)

 Structure: Blythman, M. Orr, S. Blair, B. (2007)

 “In small groups, I’m more chilled out. in larger groups I feel a brick wall comes down in front of me.”

 “I am much better when it is an informal environment, with less pressure, and when it is with people I know.”

 “When I know the people and it is a friendly non-judgmental environment I feel good and I am more able to speak out.”

UAL students, survey (2011)

Students

 How do you think students would feel in this scenario?

 Did some people contribute more?

 What aspects of your group worked well?

 What would you have changed about the configuration?

Group with a leader





Group with equal participants





Group with no instructions





Group with different roles

THANK YOU arts.ac.uk/student-jobs-and-careers

careers andemployability

Hannah Breslin [email protected] Laura North [email protected]

Learning and Teaching Day presentation Laura North and Hannah Breslin

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