Working with your University or College
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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 [email protected] 01522 88 6275@danderricott
Ian Antwivice-president academic affairsstudents’ [email protected] 88 6144@ulsu_academic
@unilincoln @lincolnsu
thank you!