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Engaging students with the learning and teaching agenda Dr Pam Parker Professor Susannah Quinsee City University London

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Presentation with Dr Pam Parker on how we engage students and how we want to do this in the future.

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Engaging students with the learning and teaching agenda

Dr Pam ParkerProfessor Susannah Quinsee

City University London

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OverviewWhy engaging students is important to us at

City

Our grand plans

Challenges in student engagement

Proposals for the future

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Why is student engagement important for us?

PSR

New model

Student Voice but need more

Introduce ladder of engagement

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LEARNING ENHANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (LEAD):

SERVICES

Learning Development

Learning Success

Student Counselling and Mental

Health Services

Student facing specialist services

Staff facing development

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Partnership - a negotiated curriculum

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Students in control

Student control of some areas of choice

Students control of prescribed areas

Wide choice from prescribed choices

Limited choice from prescribed choices

Dictated curriculum – no interaction

Participation claimed, tutor in control

Students control decision-making and

have substantial influence

Students have some choice and

influence

Tutors control decision-making

informed by student feedback

Tutors control decision-making

Other than student voice award limited opportunity for students to be in control except some very small projects.

Wanted to explore curriculum interventions

Wanted students to engage with strategy

Student Voice Award

Students involved in MA

programme

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Our Grand PlansStudent Advisory Board

Student led projects

Student initiated work/services of LEaD

Compatible with Advisory Board – staff for LEaD

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Challenges Publicity that reaches students

Lecturers willing to hand over power

Institution focus on research for last 18 months

Staff time from LEaD to get this type of development going

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Findings so far…..City programmes valued for professional focus and

balance of theory and practice (supports staff view to be included in strategy)

London-location and research/practice-led teaching attractive for students

Lack of community and extra curricula activities are barriers to student engagement and satisfaction

Desire for more engaging lecturesCalls for greater staff-student collaborations, more

community activities and more online resources

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Student suggestions for educational development

Academic practice sabbaticals

Communication skills

Pastoral support

Mandated development – peer review and teaching programme

“Enthusiasm” consistent theme

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Student suggestions for engagement activities

Responsive feedback and constructive criticism

Incentives!

Annual induction

Improved feedback eg Expectation survey at start of the year

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Questions for youHow do students contribute to the education

agenda in your institution?

What is the impact of any student engagement in setting the agenda?

What are the barriers to student engagement?

How can you overcome the barriers?

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Our next stepsProjects linked to Education and Student

Strategy eg PT

Engagement post in LEaD

Student Advisory Board with incentives

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