Karen Clark, Claire Dickerson, Sally Graham, Joy Jarvis, Amanda Roberts & Lewis Stockwell

1. Students as Partners: Developing and sustaining a partnership approach to enhancing learning and teaching University of Hertfordshire Karen Clark, Claire Dickerson, Sally Graham, Joy Jarvis, Amanda Roberts & Lewis Stockwell

2. Why an Enquiry Approach? • To enquire into practice for the purposes of enhancement. • To work with students to gain different perspectives and insights into practice. • To contribute to an enquiry culture in educational practice. • To develop capacity (people and resources) for practice enhancement.

3. Why Partnership? • To engage in joint enquiry, which builds research capacity, communication skills and an understanding of learning and teaching. • To develop leadership and employability skills through processes which enhance agency and personal and professional confidence. • To build community through connecting individuals and groups and fostering a sense of social responsibility.

4. What did we do?

5. Key Elements • Models • Materials and resources • Activities using materials and resources • Sharing Ideas • Building on ideas • Making connections

6. Models School of Law 2009-10 Faculty Student Researcher Group 2 students & 1 staff member per School One Topic School of Humanities School of Education Faculty Funding

7. 1 member of staff plus students 2010-11 1 member of staff plus students 1 member of staff plus students School of Education Enquiry into Academic Writing 1 member of staff plus students 1 member of staff plus students 1 member of staff plus students Funding UH

8. Learning and Teaching Project On-Line Independent Tasks 2011-12 Learning and Teaching Project Introductory Subject Module Learning and Teaching Project Student-Students Workshops Faculty Student Researcher Coaching and Employability Group Learning and Teaching Project On-line Lectures Learning and Teaching Project Employability Module Learning and Teaching Project First Assessment Funding HEA & UH

9. Resources YouTube Video ‘Learn from Feedback’ Video Resources forAcademic Writing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HbbCNIr-z4

10. Activities

11. Sharing Ideas Concepts Conferences

12. Building on Ideas ‘The Wall’ Good student/good learner

13. Making Connections HEA Exchange visits to NTU

14. “This way of working needs to be part of the culture of a school... I think we may have misread apathy in students, when in reality they can’t find something to connect with [at the University].” (Tutor A - Humanities) Impact On Staff Mindsets “It has confirmed more how flattening the structures and working with students rather than for students or to students - enables them to raise their game, raise their skills, raise their knowledge…” (Tutor B - School of Education)

15. Impact On Students’ Mindsets “My engagement with my studies is far greater than I ever imagined it would be. The effort is far greater than what I put in before. To know I could make a difference and I have made a difference”. (Student researcher A) “Talking to staff made me realise how much work goes into giving feedback and also how passionate enthused and dedicated they were. You take that for granted, the work that staff put in..” (Student researcher E)

16. Impact on Practice

17. Next Steps Evaluation Project Disciplinary Based Projects • Developing & Sharing: • Processes • Findings • Impact • Creating Resources: • On the topic • On the process