Register for the next CAN webinar on 20 January 2016, which runs from 12:30-1:30, here: https://www.eventsforce.net/jisc/524/home Dan Derricott from the University of Lincoln will present the session, ‘Growing a whole institution culture of commitment to student engagement. ‘ As the student engagement agenda has gained momentum in UK higher and further education, there are numerous […]
New Webinars for 2015-16
2 new Change Agents’ Network webinars are now confirmed for 24 November 2015 and 20 January 2016. Registration for the 24 November 12:30-1:30 session webinar, “What will a successful student-staff partnership look like in 2020?” is now open. Full details are on the Webinar page. 24 November 2015 – “What will a successful student-staff partnership look […]
Supporting you to work with students to develop your institution’s digital environment and create engaging learning experiences – by Clare Killen, author of the new Jisc Developing successful student staff partnerships online guide Combining skills sets to develop digital practice The 2014 NUS report, radical interventions in teaching and learning states, “in order for universities […]
Our second pilot of the SEDA accredited Jisc Institutional Change Leader award starts on on Monday 19 October 2015 for 5 months. This free CANLearn course is part of Jisc’s Change Agents’ Network, a network of staff and students working in partnership to support curriculum enhancement and innovation with technology. About the course The course […]
On behalf of Clare Killen: The third Change Agents’ Network case study is now available under the resources menu above. ‘How students are making a difference – Students as Change Agents scheme’ was introduced during the 2014-5 academic year to increase levels of student engagement and empower students to make a difference to teaching and […]
In order to help us in planning the future of the Change Agents’ Network (CAN), we would be grateful if you could help us with some feedback on whether you are using, and if so, benefiting from the various CAN activities and resources. These include the CAN networking events and webinars, advice and guidance, the […]
I have been very fortunate over the past week to have attended a number of events run by colleges and universities where the theme of student –staff partnership working has been the focus. This in itself is an interesting development and shows the growing awareness of how important it is to engage students in the […]
Guest post by Moira Wright, Digital Literacy Officer,E-Learning Environments, UCL Digital literacy: student (staff) partnership working (Podcast about the event: Here) Highlights from a new student (staff) group London Digital Student Meet-up (LDSM) co-organised by LSE and UCL it aimed to provide a platform for student networking. LDSM is open to all students working on […]
This is a short blog post to recount my experience of running a workshop on the Change Agents’ Network at the sparqs national conference in Edinburgh on Friday 29 May in conjunction with Simon Walker (University of Greenwich) and Mark Kerrigan (Anglia Ruskin University). Interestingly, we heard that sparqs (student participation in quality Scotland) is […]
I read with fascination a case study recently published in the Change Agents’ Network Journal of educational innovation, partnership and change entitled ‘Mission Employable’: Creating a student-led employability strategy for the Faculty of Humanities, University of Southampton. The case study exemplifies an effective faculty-based approach to students driving change in pursuit of enhancing student employability […]