Resources: Student participation

12 resources found for "Student participation"

ESCalate and the University of Exeter's Students as Change Agents project: This is a set of practitioner resources for those wanting to set up student-based research projects in their institutions. the University of Exeter, ESCalate and the HEA have produced a booklet called Students as Change Agents (which is downloadable in PDF) or available in limited numbers in print. There is also a review of current literature on student engagement, some short case studies and practical resources available here
Hearing the student voice: involving students in curriculum design and development: This brief online article describes an ESCalate development project led by Fiona Campbell at Napier University. The Hearing the Student Voice project investigated effective means to capture and use the student voice to inform academic professional development. This development project will take that work on and explore innovative methods which enable students to contribute effectively to curriculum design and development. Using the materials and...
Student views on feedback: A 10 minute video of interviews with students at various UK institutions about assignment feedback. This video, produced by Evan Pugh was commissioned by the Higher Education Academy and presented at the Assessment: Focus on Feedback Conference in London on 23 May 2006 Students at a range of UK institutions were stopped at random and asked a series of questions on their views on feedback to camera
Engaging education postgraduates using online media: This is an ESClate student project awarded by Esther Dingley of Graduate Junction to look into engaging education postgraduates using online media. It will use a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods to provide a snapshot of education postgraduates' perceptions of three key themes: e-learning; higher education policy and career options. Additional benefits include the creation of a dedicated peer support environment...
Pretty scary! A small-scale study of how pupils cope answering questions and presenting in class contexts, focusing on coping strategies: Teaching …is very much a matter of teachers talking and children listening … when questions are asked of children, these questions require them either to recall facts or to solve a problem for which their teachers expect a correct answer (Galton et al 1999, p.33). In any teaching and learning context, pupils and students may find speaking in front of others, such as when answering questions, intimidating. It has been suggested that the common...
Tips on how to encourage students to read: this is part of the ESCalate ITE help directory for teacher educators. 1. In the early stages of the course, select articles for your students to read. Take great care to consider the level of accessibility and immediate relevance to the students. Explain to the students that they should continue to read even if they find comprehension difficult. 2. Give questions to answer on the text in individual study time, directing the students to the...
Higher Education Academy first year experience action set: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, issue 15, autumn 2009 by Karen Fitzgibbon. Karen offers an insight into the way Higher Education Academy Wales has engaged with HEIs to develop research strategies which have delivered solutions and suggestions for practice designed to address one of the most important issues in the higher education student experience: the first year. It also includes supporting articles
Students as change agents at Exeter University: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, issue 18, autumn 2010 by Harriet Whewell, formerly of the University of Exeter. This article gives a personal account of working with students on an innovative project at Exeter University. It details the Students as Change Agents scheme that aims to increase student engagement in the teaching and learning experience. Students ran their own research projects and data collection to improve an area...
Journeys of Personal Discovery: The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre Network Student Award: An overview of the submissions for the essay competition held by the Subject Centre of Education (ESCalate) as part of the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre Network Student Award reveals a fascinating variety of answers to the question: “How does your experience of your course compare with any expectations that you have had?” The winner and runners up of the education element of the competition have their essays published by ESCalate....
Shooting stars research with ESCalate: This is an article from the ESCalate newsletter, summer 2010, celebrating 10 years of the education subject centre. Joe Gadzula writes from a lecturer’s point of view about the support ESCalate has given to one of his students to make a start on their career by applying for funding, engaging with research and presenting at conferences
Resources from Listening to Learners: Partnership in Action: Resources from the ESCalate event Listening to Learners: Partnership in Action, 22 April 2009. The ‘Student Voice’ agenda provides students and young people the opportunity to have a say in their world, to contribute to their community, and to better inform decisions that are made on their behalf. Students will ‘become more active participants in their education, including the evaluation of their own learning’ and this will impact positively on...
ISSOTL 2010 Conference: Julie Anderson of ESCalate presented a paper "A Classroom of anxious students" at the ISSOTL conference 2010, "Global Theories and Local Practices: Institutional, Disciplinary and Cultural Variations" 19-22 October 2010, in Liverpool. In the current climate where we may be increasingly time poor, are there nevertheless more interventions the concerned lecturer could adopt to lessen student anxiety and further support effective learning?...