quality matters 2013 working with your institution

Working with your University or College

#QM13@danderricott@ulsu_academic

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workshop overview

introducing Lincoln

where you’re at now

our strategic approach

making the case

[introducing Lincoln]

[student as producer]

Student as Producer reaffirmed our commitment to collaborating with students. We have embedded research-engaged-teaching and co-production into every programme and corner of our University. Delivered with the SU since its inception in 2009.

[defining student engagement]

involving students as partners / producers in the strategic development of your programmes of study / projects / service / department.

This is as opposed to, for instance, increasing footfall for your service / attendance at lectures. We would however expect that footfall for services and engagement in learning for schools would naturally increase as the quality of the offering is enhanced.

[defining student engagement]

involving students as partners / producers in the strategic development of your programmes of study / projects / service / department. Students, academics and support staff working in partnership to

produce a better student experience

Giving students a voice at the table throughout decision making processes / projects and tapping into their expertise & creativity

Student engagement is creating those opportunities and support students & staff to make the most of them. It’s a process, not an outcome

Outcome: enhanced quality of education & student experience

[introducing the Students’ Union]

where you’re at nowwhere in the university or college does the SU have strong relationships?

are your relationships mostly with managers?

where is the support, enthusiasm and capacity for student engagement in your university or college?

what does ‘student engagement’ mean for your staff in reality?

our strategic approach

[student engagement strategy]

• First attempt at framework for transforming the University

• An institution level action plan sitting beneath our corporate strategy

• UK (global?) first?

[embedding capacity & proactivity]

• Leadership within schools & departments through Student Engagement Champions

• Forward planning, innovating and working differently within schools & departments through departmental student engagement plans

[inspiring good practice]

• providing you with the ideas and help on what works through sharing examples amongst departments

• pushing boundaries and testing new ideas centrally before rolling out the idea for adoption

digital by default + tailored consultancy

[understanding & celebrating impact]

• mapping the input and impact of students’ so that we can see what works well and what does not

• celebrating when things go well (e.g. with the SU through their annual awards)

• closing the feedback loop – telling students about tangible & meaningful change

[in practice so far]

examples from 2012-13:

HR ran a successful pilot to include a student as a full member of interview panels. Now being rolled out.

Quality, Standards & Partnerships have developing a model & training for including students as peer reviewers in programme validations & periodic academic reviews.

Estates have developed the Learning Landscapes Blog as a means for feeding into campus development projects. 5000+ hits.

The Vice-Chancellor has established a Facebook page to engage students & staff in her work and keep in touch with uni’ life.

capacity and proactivity

[student engagement champions]

• currently a champion in most central support departments

• this year we will have a champion in every school too

• a network of 36 change leaders• lead on developing &

implementing school student engagement plan

[student engagement plans]A mixture of short and long term activity to embed student engagement in your day to day, year to year activity.

All 36 schools & departments working collaboratively

Complimented by central support and sharing good practice

1Reflecting on your impact on the student experience

2Key activity this year where students could engage

3Sustainable student engagement initiatives

4Contributing to institutional priority actions

[key institutional actions]

asking every school & department to:01 Empower Student Engagement Champions to lead change

within every school and professional support department

02 Embed regular, productive engagement with elected Student Reps and SU Officers into the annual planning and evaluation cycle of each department

03 Increase engagement with priority groups of students: mature students and international students

04 Report back to students and staff of the impact of student engagement with tangible and meaningful examples of change

05 Systematically make best use of student survey data that we collect to inform the development of the University

making the casewhere in your institution could you get buy-in for requiring all departments to think about student

engagement with the SU?

how could you move towards a shared definition and understanding of student engagement in quality

enhancement?

what hurdles will you have to overcome and how?

Dan Derricottstudent engagement officervice-chancellor’s officedderricott@lincoln.ac.uk 01522 88 6275@danderricott

Ian Antwivice-president academic affairsstudents’ unionacademic@lincolnsu.com01522 88 6144@ulsu_academic

@unilincoln @lincolnsu

thank you!