Student-Generated Induction – Pedagogy for Belonging

Student-Generated Induction:Pedagogy of BelongingRe-Thinking Group-Work for Induction

Dr. Nicholas BowskillFor SHU L&T Conference 2015

Challenges of Group-Work at Induction for Students

• Ability to talk to others• Will they understand me?• Will I understand them?• Is it going to be fair?• It’s a waste of time!• I’m assessed & evaluated individually so just

WHY?

Challenges of Group-Work at Induction for Staff

• Time to plan, do & review group work• Processes for group work• Belief in group work• Experience of group work• Conception of group work• Managing unpredictability of group work• Sense of group work relative to individual

work

Challenges in Common

• Concept of Group Work• Belief in Group Work

Groups & Influence

“I didn’t use that service because I didn’t think any of the others in my year would.” (Student)

Groups as a psychological entity (Tajfel, Turner etc.)

• Membership – social groups to which we belong

• Social Norms– perceptions/representations/accuracy

• Influence/Prejudice/Belonging– Context-Sensitive

“From Methodological Individualism to Methodological Relationalism” (Ho & Chiu 1998)

Physical Reality Psychological Reality

Basic Recipe for Induction

• Snowball Group Discussion Technique• Plus classroom technology• +/- online

Groups At the Group Level for Induction

The Shared Journey of a Group in Physiotherapy(Pedagogy/Support/Research)

Start Year 1 Start Year 2

Novice v Expert Groups on a Shared Journey(Pedagogy/Support/Research)

Students & Reflective Practice

Staff & Reflective Practice

Pedagogy of Belonging:As Reflective Organisation

Benefits of Group Work for Induction & Beyond

• Employability Benefits– Ability to work with others– Ability to talk & listen to others– Work in teams– Empathy

• Wider Benefits– Mental health & well-being

• resilience, a social anti-depressant (Haslam)

– Learning performance • reflective practice, memory & language function etc.

– Socialisation • discipline & institution

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