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Student Stories
A unique web resource for students, to support personal reflection and development before, during and beyond university
Joy Collier and Laura BrownCCMS
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What is Student Stories? A website comprising hundreds of audio clips taken from 50+
interviews with finalists & recent graduates
Graduates from 8 universities so far
Clips searchable by theme/profile
Core themes:- Study- Social- Futures
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Inspirations
Destinations®
Career-focused video clips
Engagement Module Leeds Met
| Talking Reading
Reflective audio interviews with Freshers
Beyond the PhDNarrative exploration of transition via audio
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Unique access to personal
stories
Narrative approach
to explore identity
Transitionsin,
through,out
Whole student
experienceacademic, social,
personal
Reflective, realstudent voices
Student Stories
Defining Features
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Methodology Themes based on: literature review; CCMS research; student
feedback
Informal interviews based around core themes, participants viewed questions beforehand
Interviewees – finalists and recent graduates, range of universities, degree subjects
Aim to represent diverse range of student experience: international, disabled, mature, part-time etc
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Website Features Student profiles Clips:
- searchable by keyword/theme/profile
- star ratings
- favourites
- downloadable Staff resource area
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A resource for staff & students…
Independent useIndividual
student browsersSelf-directed learning
Staff directed use PDP/career learning exercises
Induction/transition
Staff training/developmentInsights into current issues
facing students
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Your feedback…• Please use the form in the pack to let us know:
- your views of Student Stories as a web resource
- your ideas of how the site might be developed further
- ways you see it potentially being integrated into PDP and/or other activities
Many thanks!
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