Student Transitions project development day
Mike WilliamsonHannah Clarke
Tuesday 28th of October 2014
Programme for today 1. Introductions and overview of quality review
2. The new Theme: Student Transitions
3. Generating project ideas
4. Lunch
5. Developing a project – session 1
6. Developing a project – session 2
7. Conclusions and next steps
Objectives
By the end of the day you will –• Know more about the new
Enhancement Theme: Student Transitions
• Have developed ideas and plans for collaborative projects for work around the Theme
University Quality Review
Megan McHaneyNUS Scotland Policy and
Public Affairs Officer
Quality Enhancement Framework for Universities
Student Engagement
Institution-Led Review
Enhancement-Led Institutional Review
Public Information Enhancement Themes
The new Theme: Student Transitions
Dr Christine Macpherson, Assistant Director & Linzi Crawford, Stakeholder Engagement
CoordinatorQAA Scotland
Student Transitions
Two Tracks:1. Transitions into university• School or college
2. Transitions during and out of university• International• Postgraduate• Employment
Generating ideas
In groups discuss the examples and try to think of some more ideas for projects you could do that would fit the scope of the Theme.
Examples
1. Impact of societies on the first year student experience
2. Implementation of a mentoring scheme to improve transition of first years or international students
3. Designing an online module for senior honours students on employability skills
Lunch
Developing a project – session
• Choose a project and go to that table• In groups, brainstorm ideas on the
flipchart paper• Use the form to develop a brief
project plan
Conclusions and next steps
• Keep in touch with each other about your projects!
• Tell your institutional team what you have planned and ask how they can help
• sparqs will be in touch to help
Conclusions and next steps
• If your project goes ahead you’ll be expected to run a workshop at the Enhancement Themes Conference in June – deadline in January!
• Come to the ET Student Network event on the 25th November
Thanks for coming!
Contact details -
Mike Williamson [email protected]
Hannah Clarke [email protected]
Linzi [email protected]