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…Finger on The Pulse

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Break It Down Now

• City of Glasgow CollegeOverview

• Finger on the Pulse

• Faculty Specificity

Where We Stand

• City of Glasgow College highly values student engagement.

Tracy Middleton

Student Engagement Officer

Robert Scullion

Student Engagement Officer

Gavin Quinn

Student Engagement Officer

Dougie Smith

Students’ Association Liaison Officer

Sandra Cook

Student Engagement Manager

Finger on the Pulse

Students should be co-creators of their own learning.

Championing the student voice in college wide operational decisions-making.

Student Engagement Framework – Sparqs

Students engaging in their

own learning.

Students working with their institution in shaping the direction of learning.

Formal mechanisms for quality and governance.

Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)

Student engagement is all about involving and empowering students in the process of shaping the student learning experience.

It is about actively involving students in the organisation of their own learning

and student experience.

Representation / Class Rep System

2011-2012

Student Council Meeting

School based meetings

18 meetings each month

Findings disseminated monthly

2012-2013

Class Rep Meeting

Site based meetings

5 meetings each month

Feedback Loop

2013-2014

Class rep Meeting

Site based meetings

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Bigger Issues

5 meetings every 2 month

2014-2015

Class Rep Meeting

Faculty based meetings

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Learning and Teaching focused

12 meetings per block

Class Rep Timeline

• Marketing information sent to staff and studentsClass Rep Recruitment

• Class Reps are elected for each class and students are tagged in enquirerClass Rep Elections

• Faculty Rep Elections

• Collect Finger on the Pulse data

Class Rep Meeting

Block one

• Class Rep EventClass Rep Inspire

Conference

• Associate Trainers and Student Engagement Staff deliver training

Class / Faculty Rep Training

• Collect Finger on the Pulse dataClass Rep Meeting

Block two

• Thank reps and enjoy a less formal interactionClass Rep Meeting

Block three

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Class Reps discuss ‘Finger on the pulse’ questions with

classmates

Class Reps provide feedback at class rep meeting

Student Engagement Officers collate data

Student Association Liaison Officer analyses data and

compiles a summary report

SALO and Student Engagement Officers meet

with Faculty Reps to review summary reports

Student Engagement Officer and Faculty Reps meet with Faculty Directors to discuss summary report and agree

an action plan

Faculty Directors discuss action plan with team and

report change to performance

Action plan is uploaded to class rep forums and sent to class reps for dissemination

Faculty Directors use the information to inform the

Performance Review

Structure

Students

Class Rep

Faculty Rep

Students’ Association

Student Engagement

Team

Performance

Faculty Directors

Challenges

Action Plan

How do we know the information is being shared with

staff?

Attendance of Faculty

Reps

AdministrationMeeting Structure

Timeline Accurate Information

Meeting Location

Learning

Questions need to be

appropriate

Information gathered must

be specific

Faculty require tailored service

Students are the best

representatives

Faculty specific meetings increase

attendance

On-Line forums are a great way to communicate

with reps

Working in Partnership

increases the potential

Any Questions