2019 National Students as Partners Roundtable
Opening remarks Professor Alex Steel, Acting PVC(E) Welcome to Country Uncle Lloyd Walker Welcome Dr Rebecca LeBard, Faculty of Science Buddhi Ranasinghe, Faculty of Engineering
Associate Professor Kelly Matthews, University of Queensland Dr Kun Dai – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Graduate School of Education, Peking University
1000 Student Internships - How hard can it be?
Building a Case…
Students Industry
Three Years Later… Type of Industry Event Average Ranking Standard Deviation Networking events 2.58 1.11 (Smaller companies) Help with cover letters, 2.88 1.88 interviews and resumes Networking events 3.00 1.27 (Bigger companies) Site visits 3.76 1.73 Mentoring program 3.86 1.44 Case competitons or 4.93 1.53 hackathons
Sharing case studies Facilitator Rebecca LeBard
Ako in Action A New Zealand perspective on student-staff partnerships in learning and teaching Kathryn Sutherland, Irina Elgort & Emma Tennent 2 August 2019 @sutherka @irina_e @tennenem
From representation… • Well-regarded ‘student voice’ nationally and …with issues… locally • Poor communication (silo-ing) At our university: • Equity considerations • Class Rep Policy 1997 • Tokenism • ‘Every level’ representation • Compliance • Turn-over of students • Avoiding grievances • Limited engagement in course • Building community design • Limited resources and training (for students AND staff) Sutherland, Lenihan-Ikin & Rushforth (2019)
…to partnership through Ako in Action
Co-designing Ako in Action 2017: Change Students as Institute in Canada (2 Partners students, 2 staff) research started here 2018 (T1): Pilot SaP programme Principles of design (3 students, 3 staff) partnership developed here 2018 (T2): Pilot co-delivered (7 students, 9 staff) 2019: Ako in Action launched (30 students and 28 staff so far )
Principles of partnership Cook-Sather, Bovill, & Felten (2014) Ako in Action (Victoria Uni of Wellington Respect Manaakitanga and whanaungatanga Reciprocity Akoranga Kaitiakitanga Responsibility
Ako in Action Weekly Sessions Weeks Theme Principles Activities 1 Whanaungatanga Connection and Introductions (carousel), aims & expectations belonging (student-led), practice videos 2 Manaakitanga Respect and hospitality Launch event with previous participants (students and staff) who bring food & share their experiences 3 Rangatiratanga Leadership and Learning to listen exercises, practice ‘first autonomy meeting’ with award winner/associate dean, partnerships confirmed 4 Akoranga Reciprocity Sharing first meeting and/or first observation or consultation highlights and challenges 5 Kaitiakitanga Responsibility /stewards Supporting each other’s partnerships, sharing hip notes, international student perspective 6 Hauora Health and wellbeing Checking in (on partnerships) Checking up (on self-care) 7-10 Awhina Support Optional peer mentoring & sharing sessions 11 Whakapakiri Honing and enhancing Closing session, celebration, looking forward – students and staff together
References Bovill, C. & Bulley, C.J. (2011). A model of active student participation in curriculum design: Exploring desirability and possibility (pp. 176-188) In C. Rust (Ed.), Improving student learning (18) Global theories and local practices: Institutional, disciplinary and cultural variations. Oxford: The Oxford Centre for Staff and Educational Development. Cook-Sather, A., Bovill, C., Felten, P. (2014). Engaging students as partners in learning and teaching: A guide for faculty . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Sutherland K.A., Lenihan-Ikin I., Rushforth C. (2019). The value of working with students as partners. pp. 37-54 in: Lygo-Baker S., Kinchin I., Winstone N. (eds) Engaging Student Voices in Higher Education . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-20824-0_3
Getting started: implementing student-staff partnerships Think, write and share What do you/does your institution do well? What do you want to know more about? Choose an issue What are we doing well (in relation to the issue)? What can we do better (in relation to the issue)? Facilitators: Angela Griffin (Arts and Social Sciences) Nadhirah Daud (UNSW Law)
Impact of Students as Partners in Practice Presented by staff and students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Salina Alvaro, Vrishali Jain, Jaz Judd, Freia Kirkaldy, Elisha Prajwal Ondrasi, Lindsay Rui, Avish Sharma, Karen Walker, Shijie Wu.
Students as partners in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Our purpose: To make an impact on the academic, personal and professional success of students in our Faculty through effective, evidence-based initiatives. Increased Increased Increased opportunities for Increased skills and belonging students as information Graduate and connections change agents Qualities “A reciprocal process through which all participants have the opportunity to contribute equally, although “Partnership is a relationship in which all participants not necessarily in the same ways , to curricular or are actively engaged in and stand to gain from the pedagogical conceptualization, decision-making, process of learning and working together” (Healey, implementation, investigation or analysis ” (Cook- Flint & Harrington, 2014) Sather, Bovill & Felten, 2014)
Student Representative and 2,177 Partnership Program (SaP) Volunteer hours completed in 2018 • Student leadership and volunteering program involving approx. 100 students 90% 89% and 60 staff per year. • Redesigned in 2017 to incorporate SaP Staff report Student gaining valuable principles. Representatives insights into report positive • Aim: To improve the academic, personal student impact experience and professional experience of students. • Provides a platform for impactful Volunteer hours increase student-staff partnerships. 3000 2270 2500 2177 • Wide range of opportunities. 2000 • Quantitative and qualitative data 1500 demonstrates both students and staff are 1000 positively impacted by the program. 202 500 0 2016 2017 2018 The University of Sydney
Example: Student Experience Innovation Study Break Walk & Talk Series (2019) Grants Program 83 • A new program in 2018, designed 97% using the principles of SaP. Registered • Students and staff partner to co-design, Reported student reduced stress participants co-implement and co-research projects. • Aim: To partner together to develop projects that connect international and 90% domestic students and build the student experience. Now aware of student support • Over the past year: services • 1,320 student participants (38% 100% international). 100% • 31 Student Experience Leaders Volunteers built (39% international). Volunteers leadership and believe created problem solving social impact skills The University of Sydney
Lessons for Impactful Student-Staff Partnerships Getting students involved : Partnering with students: Evaluating success: • • Distinguish the work of student Consider the impact of the project on Think carefully about what skills you’re partners and paid staff. students, staff and student partners. looking for. • • Start small. Involving students in a Collect quantitative and qualitative brainstorming session can develop data and share your results. Identify staff and student champions to further. • Make diversity and inclusion a lead the way. • Provide different levels of involvement criteria for success. Test different ways of reaching students e.g. General volunteer versus Team • Allow students to offer feedback so you can meet them where they are. Leaders. transparently and anonymously. • Not all meetings need to be in person. • Get students involved in researching Consider financial and non-financial Emails, voice calls and video calls are impact. ways to reward and incentivise students. helpful for students who commute, are Share your success . • time poor or returning home overseas Establish clear expectations of in the holidays. responsibilities, time commitment and skills students can expect to develop.
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