1. Realising Engagement through Active Culture Transformation (REACT)
Wise Wales Course Representative Conference
3rd February 2016
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2. Student Engagement is on the agenda
“Student engagement has come to mean
many things to many people,
to such an extent that it has perhaps become
too diverse to have any clear meaning.”
REACT, 2015
Student Engagement is on the agenda
L&T Strategy
Student Voice
Strategy
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3. As practitioners working with…
Student Officers
Partnership
Democracy
Innovative SE
StARs
Technology Resources
Surveys
“Students as…”
Feedback Forums
Quality SE
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4. ..and influences other agendas/strategies
Attainment
Student Experience
‘Hard to Reach’
‘Learning Gains’
Improving the NSS
Retention
Evaluation and Impact
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5. Activity 3: Perspectives on ‘hard to reach’
#REACTcollaborate
Activity 3: Perspectives on ‘hard to reach’
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6. REACT 2015-17 www.studentengagement.ac.uk @REACT_SE Peer-Assisted
Student Success
(PASS)
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7. Partner Institutions
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8. Aims of REACT www.studentengagement.ac.uk @REACT_SE
Create an online hub for Student Engagement to publicise:
Resources and reports
Institutional case studies
Student Engagement stories
Blog (open for contributions)
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9. Aims of REACT www.studentengagement.ac.uk @REACT_SE
Develop tools for the sector around Student Engagement:
Activities (4 published, 2 in construction)
Models (3 published, 3 in construction)
Catalyst tools for SE practitioners (4 published, 3 in construction)
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10. Aims of REACT www.studentengagement.ac.uk @REACT_SE
Research the impact of student engagement at UoW, UoE, LMU
and beyond, in particular ‘hard-to-reach’ students. The key focus is to identify good practice and share across the sector
Baseline data from core institutions
Survey exploring demographics, motivations
and commitments of ‘active’ students
Survey exploring barriers to participation
Video case studies
Support data collection at partner institutions
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11. Aims of REACT www.studentengagement.ac.uk @REACT_SE
Run a 12-institution Collaborative Development Programme
LMU – 16th Nov 2015
UoW – 19th Nov 2015
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12. Discussion
1. Are there any Student Engagement activities / participations / projects at your institution which are focused in these areas?
2. At what level is, if at all, are the accessibility of Student Engagement opportunities discussed?
2. Who does your institution view as the ‘hard-to-reach’ students?
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13. Marketing Coordinator
Team
Liz Dunne
Director of REACT
Tom Lowe
Project Manager
Dr Stuart Sims
Lead Researcher
Wilko Luebsen
LMU Researcher
Rebecca Manley
Marketing Coordinator
Chris G P
Exeter Researcher
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14. Thank you for listening
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