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Developing Your Course Training . Can you tell me who my rep is please?. Luke Burton, University of Nottingham Students’ Union. Developing Class Rep Training in Schools. David Arnold and Sophie McCallum Edinburgh University Students’ Association. University of Edinburgh. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Developing Your Course Training
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Can you tell me who my rep is please?Luke Burton, University of Nottingham Students’ Union
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Developing Class Rep Training in SchoolsDavid Arnold and Sophie McCallumEdinburgh University Students’ Association
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University of Edinburgh
There are over 30,000 students Over 1,200 are Class RepsRoughly 10% of these Class Reps receive training
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Class Rep TrainingBefore 2011 EUSA’s Class Reps were trained by Associate TrainersThe training was well received, but genericBecame part of the pilot for Institutional Associate TrainersNow develop our own training with an increased pool of trainers
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Institutional Associate Trainers
Worked with support from sparqs to develop a program of trainingHired students from within the University of Edinburgh to deliver this trainingGreater flexibility, increase in number of sessions, increase in number of Class Reps trained
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Feedback
Class Reps responded well to being trained by their peersThe IAT’s enjoyed the flexibility and control they had over trainingWe were able to make changes quickly e.g. how we structured the session
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School Specific TrainingOf the negative comments, lack of specific detail was the most commonOver 20 different Schools organise their student feedback structures separatelySchool of Informatics one of the most different
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Informatics TrainingMeetings with both School RepsFacilitating conversation with the trainer and the School RepsSupporting School Reps to make changes to the booklet and trainer notesAttended by staff support and School RepSpecific feedback form
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Ongoing DevelopmentInformatics training very successfulIdentified other Schools with unique set upsEdinburgh College of ArtLaw - working with their School Rep and the Law School CouncilSchool Rep induction information
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Any questions?
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Thank You
For more information please do get in touch!Sophie McCallum: [email protected] Dave Arnold: [email protected]
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Reps, evidence based change and enhancement
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Taking representation to the next
level
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You find out
what the
issues are
You tell the Uni
what the
issues are
You wait for the Uni to
take action on the
issues
Uni tell you
what they have done
to resol
ve your issue
s
You give
students the
feedback
The feedback chain
single ownership
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University
Students
Lot
LittleTiny
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Building a strong
argument
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Student surveys and other information
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University
Students
Lot
LittleTiny
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Break
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Student Partnership Agreements
Mike WilliamsonDevelopment Advisor
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Background
Scottish Government put out a paper called Putting Learners at the Centre.
This paper mentioned the creation of Student Partnership Agreements, but didn’t really say what they are.
Since then, sparqs agreed to take on this work together with interested people from universities and colleges.
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Charters
A list of consumer rights and responsibilities. For example:
HEFCE have been promoting this model in England.
Students will:
• Turn up to class and pay attention• Complete assignments on time
and thoroughly• Seek help when they need it• Take part in extracurricular activity
Staff will:
• Provide high quality learning opportunities
• Return feedback within 3 weeks• Treat students with respect and
dignity
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Scottish Context: Quality Enhancement
Quality Assurance Quality Enhancement
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Scottish Context: Student Engagement
Earliest Scottish universities were initially run democratically – Rectors were elected by students to run the university in the interests of students and the public.
The ‘Democratic Intellect’.
Students still at the centre of decisionmaking at universities in Scotland – especially in Learning and Teaching.
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Challenges in developing SPA’s
Indicator 1: define and promote the range of opportunities for students to engage in quality.
Ensuring that the model is a tool for Quality Enhancement, not Quality Assurance.
Indicator 7: monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of student engagement at least annually.
Avoiding a consumerist model.
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Partnership Agreements
2 sections:
First section describes the different ways students and the university interact – to show students how they can work with staff to change things if they want to.
Second section shows what the Students Association and the University are going to work on together over the next year.
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What does this have to do with class reps?
2 things:
During the process of putting together an SPA, there should be a consultation process to make sure students are feeding into the final agreement. Class reps are in a good position to take part in this consultation, but also to include other students in that process.
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What does this have to do with class reps?
The guidance report also recommends that when it comes to implementing the Student Partnership Agreement, each department or school discusses the agreement to place the activity within their own context, and decide what specific actions they will take.
Class reps are ideally placed to take part in these discussions, and to help implement the proposals at a departmental and institution-wide level.
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Enhancing Your Rep ActivitiesIain Delworth, Development Advisor
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Three documents Mapping Rep Activities Session Plan: helps you
define what a course rep does and gather information on the strengths and weaknesses of the current.
A Self Assessment Tool: this tool breaks down the different policies and activities associated with course reps and provides a structure to identify areas for enhancement.
The Course Rep Cycle: provides a timeline for both the institution/association and the rep themselves.