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Culture of engagement: Students as change agents before, during and after an examination-focused partnership
Full text linkStudents can influence their education through evaluations and as representatives in university decision-making bodies. A way to give them more power is through participation in course development as equal partners. In this study, the relationship between the outcome of a student-teacher partnership and a culture of student influence and engagement is explored. This is done through specifically targeting examination, an area where formal power rests far away from the actual partnership. The partnership outcome was evaluated through post-project surveys and group interviews, together with post-course evaluations. The students in the project, most of them with significant experience as student representatives, emphasized their ability to make meaningful change. At the same time, the students taking the revised course appreciated the implemented changes. A culture of engagement positively affected the outcome of the partnership, while the partnership itself strengthened students in their roles as change agents
An authentic discussion of the students-as-partners framework: A student’s perspective
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A student-partnered approach to design a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in biological sciences
Full text linkImmersive research opportunities allow students to take ownership of their learning, explore based on curiosity, and engage in the scientific process while developing confidence and skills. However, research positions for biology undergraduates are limited, and conventional teaching labs are often restricted to pre-designed experiments without opportunities for curiosity-driven research. Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are discovery-based research experiences that provide students with accessible avenues to explore research. Here we describe a unique student-partnered approach to the design of a foundation-level CURE in biological sciences (BIO-CURE). As student partners, we were mentored by faculty as we designed CURE projects that considered the interests and abilities of our peers to create a course structured around student-driven scientific exploration. We anticipate that this case study of our approach and experiences as the student partners of the CURE design team will serve as a helpful resource for other departments and institutions
Developing an open and dialogic review of reflective essays: An empathic and inclusive approach to advance students-as-partners practices
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Empowering student learning: Examining the significance of student pedagogy advocacy in a large university context
Full text linkThis case study explores the impact of a student partnership in an undergraduate psychology course focused on alcohol use and disorders at a large public university in the United States. It shares insights into the process of creating a student partnership program, pairing a student with an instructor, and sharing feedback via observation notes from the student perspective. This case study highlights the value of this student partnership by detailing the course implementations inspired by observation notes and conversations about pedagogical goals. The three pedagogical goals of the partnership were to foster an accessible learning environment, increase student engagement, and structure the course based on learning outcomes. The partners share their final thoughts on the process through a discussion of the strengths of and future opportunities from this experience
Review of Gerry Rodgers, Roberto Véras de Oliviera and Janine Rodgers (2023) Unequal Development and Labour in Brazil.
Full text linkMidterm conversations as co-creation of equitable and inclusive formative assessment
Full text linkAlthough assessment of student learning remains a thorny area for co-creation in education, a growing number of researchers and practitioners advocate and enact partnership in formative and summative assessment as part of equity work. In this case study, we join these efforts in reflecting on students’ and our own experiences of the midterm conversation that we use as a key formative assessment structure and process across three co-facilitated courses. The midterm conversation—a partnership among students and instructors as co-teachers—is embedded in course design and curriculum with the goal of advancing, informing, and sustaining our pedagogical commitments. This case illustrates how we practice assessment as dialogue and as emergent understanding. This practice is based on an expectation of diverse learning goals and outcomes and on trust in students’ capacities to direct their learning with reference to their own interests and standards for their work
Engaging students as partners (SaP) in a collaborative inquiry to develop a course
Full text linkAiming to develop a course with students as partners and to explore the process, two faculty initiated a curriculum development partnership with graduate students to design a new field study course. Applying a collaborative inquiry approach, we engaged in a research collaboration with graduate students online. The data collection was organised and facilitated using MURAL, a digital whiteboard that enabled synchronous and asynchronous visual collaboration with pictures, text, links, emojis, diagrams, and drawings. The study concluded with an exploration of the students’ experiences in the project. The co-created course design and pedagogy informed the development of a new field study course which was subsequently approved through the university curriculum approval process. Students shared that they appreciated reflecting, sharing, and contributing together as a group; they felt important and valued; and that it was meaningful to them to contribute to the learning of future students entering the program
A students-as-partners-inspired approach to assessment rubric design
Full text linkThe global popularity of the students-as-partners (SaP) model in the higher education sector demonstrates that students, through their lived experiences, have valuable perspectives to contribute to shaping university curricular and co-curricular experiences. While there are numerous inherent benefits associated with facilitating SaP arrangements, incorporating such practices to influence curricular change can be difficult in highly regulated and accredited courses. This article presents a successfully trialled SaP-inspired model involving assessment rubric design in the Bachelor of Laws degree offered at Curtin University in Australia, which is subject to multiple layers of regulation at national and state levels by public and private bodies. The SaP-inspired model presented in the paper is a useful starting point for academics wanting to engage in SaP co-creation of curricular initiatives in contexts that are not especially conducive to SaP, for example, heavily regulated and accredited courses. This article further contributes to existing SaP literature as it presents qualitative and quantitative data collected from the students who engaged in the SaP-inspired model, as well as data collected from students who experienced the SaP-inspired outputs first hand. This article commences with a student reflection on the SaP-inspired model, written by Ryan Kirby who participated in the workshop and assisted in the creation of the assessment rubric and supplementary materials