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The link between staff development and student engagement

This series explores the relationship between staff development and student engagement, featuring insights from various universities and colleges. Topics include training, events, sharing practice, and consultancy.

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The link between staff development and student engagement

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  1. sparqsStudent Engagement Series The link between staff development and student engagement The Robert Gordon University Thursday 4 February 2010

  2. The agenda was going to be… • Exploring the link • Irene Peterson, Shetland College • Fiona Campbell, Edinburgh Napier University • Reflections and action planning

  3. The agenda is now… • Exploring the link • Fiona Campbell, Edinburgh Napier University • Shetland College experiences • Variable impacts by area and sector • Reflections and action planning

  4. Student Participation in Quality Scotland (sparqs) • training and support • provide training for student representatives; workshops for staff and production of resources for students and staff • events • national conference on student involvement; workshops, seminars and events for staff and student officers • sharing practice • publications on student involvement; benchmarking of representative systems and learning from other countries & sectors • consultancy • 5 days support offered to each institution across Scotland www.sparqs.ac.uk

  5. Through the eyesof sparqs:The link so far

  6. The link Educational development Staff Student engagement Students

  7. The link Staff workshops Staff Class rep training Students

  8. The link Work with institutions and sector agencies Staff Support for senior student representatives Students

  9. The link Do we make engagement a part of lecturer training? Staff How can we help students to engage? Students

  10. The link Staff Partnership Co-creation Students

  11. Class rep training

  12. The student learning experience Programme design Quality assurance and improvement Environment for learning and teaching Student learning experience Equipment and materials for learning Guidance and learner support Learner progress and outcomes Learning and teaching process Assessment

  13. The A,B,C,D of Effective feed back Effective

  14. Staff workshop

  15. involving students: the how partner expert authentic & constructive dialogue actor recognised as experts in learning information provider collector & analyst of feedback a completer of surveys

  16. What do you think this means for you? Task: How can you actively support, encourage and push students to become more active learners? How do you currently involve students in decision-making about their curricula, teaching & learning, facilities, and all aspects of their student experience? How can you support students to become co-creators of their learning experience?

  17. Ideas we have heard or developed

  18. Enhancement • Student engagement being a topic that informs: • professional review system • annual staff development programme • new staff induction • staff job descriptions and person specifications • education courses • institutional vision and mission

  19. Enhancement • Student engagement “champions” • departmental or section level • evangelise student engagement • work with class reps at section level • “buddy” staff on their engagement

  20. Enhancement • Interaction between senior staff and reps • involvement at student officer away day • “summits” between reps and senior staff • presentations to reps on key topics

  21. Enhancement • Student involvement in teaching observation • Campus tours for staff, by students • Staff shadow students for a day or week • Students mentoring staff • Turning the learning process upside-down

  22. Celebration! • Reports to course committees • Reports to institutional committees • National level: • Communities of Practice • sector committees • sparqs’ events • sparqs’ Clearing House • “You said… we did…”

  23. The link is… • Of increasing importance • At the heart of what institutions do • Key to enhancing the experiences of both staff and students • An area of both strength and opportunity

  24. Case studies

  25. Your initial reflections • What are the implications of what you’ve heard? • How might the impact of student engagement on staff development in your institution vary… • between subject areas and other functions (eg staff development unit, quality office, students’ association)? • between sectors? Will there be different implications for the HE and College sectors?

  26. Reflections and action planning

  27. What now? • How do you feel about… • what you do well in your institution? • what you could do better in your institution? • What issues are key to further developing and learning from the link?

  28. What now? • What action points are there for… • you • your institution/students’ association • the sector • sparqs

  29. More information • All presentations from today will be on our website • Future Student Engagement Series events will be imminently confirmed on our website. Topics will include: • international student engagement • developing your class rep training • co-creation of the curriculum

  30. www.sparqs.ac.uk

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