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Curriculum for wellbeing - embedding emotional regulation strategies into undergraduate programmes: Curriculum Enhancement Internship Project funded by the Teaching and Learning Academy
No full textMy colleague Kalum and I have implemented emotional regulation strategies and wellbeing goals as part of a “curriculum for wellbeing” approach to a Level 4 module we work on together in the School of Education. At the end of the module (March 2023) we are encouraging focus groups and surveys on students perceptions of these strategies and warm-up exercises to inform future use. It is hoped that students respond positively to these exercises and report a benefit for their stress management and emotional regulation. We would like to present this as a “trial study”/preliminary findings although this is not intended to be publishable work at this point in time but may become research at a later date dependent upon the findings of the project.
Curriculum for wellbeing - embedding emotional regulation strategies into undergraduate programmes, PowerPoint. Only LJMU staff and students have access to this resource
The accessible learning experience
No full textAcademic staff and professional service staff produce vast volumes of information for our students each and every year. More often that not, these are now typically produced in digital format and shared via web sites, blogs or the VLE. The tools that we use to produce these digital documents and media often allow people to create content in a multitude of ways to make our teaching and learning more interesting and engaging. However, in doing this, we are often responsible for making this content inaccessible to about one-fifth of the population who have a permanent or temporary disability.
This talk will discuss the key issues around creating accessible content for print and web distribution and show how a few small changes can lead to dramatic gains in making our content more accessible. The legal framework in the UK, EU and US will also be discussed outlining how important this aspect is to ensure we stay within the law.
The co-presenter is a former LJMU academic who is now one of only 200 Certified Web Accessibility Professionals in the UK and brings a wealth of professional experience to this field.
This outcomes of this talk can make a big contribution to the overall student experience at LJMU across all subject disciplines.
The accessible learning experience, PowerPoint. Only LJMU staff and students have access to this resource
An LJMU alumni family – from IMM to the Bicentenary
No full textLondon-based entrepreneur and BA Business Studies (1994) graduate, Gareth Dixon, was President of the Liverpool Students’ Union in 1992-1993, just as Liverpool Polytechnic became John Moores University. His daughter, Kezia, recently became the third generation of the Dixons to graduate from LJMU as his mother, Annice Dixon, is an alum of IM Marsh. At the centre of this LJMU alumni family, Gareth will reflect on his own time as a student, contrasting this with his daughter’s experience of student life at LJMU and sharing the reasons for his continuing, active relationship with his university. Gareth will speak about his life-changing experience at Liverpool Polytechnic/LJMU and the ongoing impact this still has. From his first day in 1990 to his final day in 1994, Gareth never regretted the decision to study at Liverpool Polytechnic/JMU and will share highlights of his time with us, against the backdrop of a changing city; from meeting new friends to helping to set-up the first women’s football team and his struggles to find a work placement during his degree, which resulted in his Presidency of the Liverpool Students’ Union.
Gareth is an owner and co-founder of Rainmaker and the business information company Pearlfinders. As the managing director of Rainmaker Consulting, he leads 30 staff organised around detecting and progressing new business opportunities for clients operating in the creative, marketing, sports and professional services sectors. Always keen to \u27pay it forward\u27 to our students and graduates, through his businesses he has offered placements and internships for LJMU graduates to build their professional work experience.
An LJMU alumni family – from IMM to the Bicentenary Powerpoint. Only LJMU staff and students have access to this resource
Queer communities – student-led approaches to LGBT+ experiences in HSS: Curriculum Enhancement Internship Project funded by the Teaching and Learning Academy
No full textThis paper will share some of the rationale for, experience of producing, and findings of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences Queer Communities Project. This work aims to improve the school\u27s learning environment and to support LGBTQIA+ students’ wellbeing and success, promoting the development of their academic skills and self-esteem, and explore how we might better meet the needs of LGBTQ+ students by putting their needs at the heart of developing an inclusive co-created resource. The project employs 3 student interns through LJMU\u27s Teaching & Learning Academy Curriculum Enhancement Internship funding, to research and produce materials and events that will help academic and academic related staff to better support our LGBT+ students.
Existing research has consistently shown that there is work to be done to develop and maintain inclusive and supportive experiences for LGBT+ students in Higher Education settings. For example, the EHRC’s report (2009) found that LGB students reported negative interactions with fellow students (49.5%), academic staff (10.4%), with almost 25% of trans students reporting negative treatment. UCAS (2021) underscore the intersections issues such as of socio-economic (dis)advantage, mental health and disability, all of which are more likely to impact LGBT+ students. This project aims to build on the wider work undertaken at LJMU, e.g. Understanding Pronouns and JMSU LGBTQA+ Community & LGBTQ+ Society by developing student-led, school specific spaces for developing LGBT+ community and visibility. This project runs alongside an allied project at Liverpool School of Art & Design, enabling staff to exchange knowledge, and students to benefit from potential cross-school collaboration and knowledge exchange, while maintaining a distinct identity tailored to each school. The paper will outline the development of the project, the experiences of the students, the reception of the project, and the resources produced
Real world research impact for PGRs
No full textThis presentation will tie to the themes of student experience, research and knowledge exchange specifically engaging with our partners in impactful, connected knowledge exchange that delivers transformative benefit.
The Impact Officers (Emily and Lucy) will provide a short introduction to what impact is and why it’s important. The main bulk of the presentation will be PhD student Liz Edwards from the Liverpool Screen School talking about her experiences of creating real world impact and change with through her research on Examining the form, function and value of social infrastructure in Northern UK post-industrial towns; A place-based case study of Bootle. Through her PhD Liz is not only advancing academic knowledge and theory but also creating real world impact by influencing policy development and improving community wellbeing and resilience. Liz will explain how she has developed relationships with stakeholders, how she has engaged with them and the impacts that have resulted from these activities. She will also talk about what this has meant for her as a PGR, and why PGRs need to think about telling their own impact stories and how to do it.
This session will help to develop a vibrant diverse and intellectually curious postgraduate research community, helping to prepare our PGRs for their own career development as well as to deliver tangible public engagement and change for our communities in line with the aims of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Real world research impact for PGRs, PowerPoint, please note only LJMU staff and students have access to this document.
Reimagining the student experience
No full textThe undergraduate and postgraduate taught landscape of higher education has dramatically changed in the past 20 years not only in terms of student numbers, but also diversity. The cost of participating in higher education has dramatically increased in recent years for both UG and PGT students, and there is greater pressure on universities to demonstrate value for money and improved outcomes.
Covid19 and the cost of living crisis has put added pressure on students in terms of being able to engage. Universities are increasingly using data dashboards to measure engagement to help with the progression and success of students.
But is the use of data dashboards really able to capture ‘student engagement’ effectively in determining the ‘perfect student’?
This session will consider what we need to think about, what the key challenges are across UG and PGT levels of study, whether it is possible for there to be the ‘perfect student’ and future challenges.
In search of the perfect student, PowerPoint, please note this can only be viewed by LJMU staff and students
Framing it with feedback: changing researcher support to meet students’ needs
No full textAs close collaborators in training, the Library Researcher Engagement Team and Doctoral Academy have often worked together to create and facilitate training together and also learn best practice. Every alternate year, the Doctoral Academy run the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) and feedback from this survey around training and research culture gave us pause to re-evaluate our offer.
This talk will discuss:
How student survey results led to a change to our training programme
What outcomes have occurred as a result of these changes
What other unintended changes have also benefited our services to students
How working across different university
Framing it with feedback: changing researcher support to meet students’ needs Powerpoint. Only LJMU staff and students have access to this resource
Enhancing career opportunities for technical staff
No full textThe Organisational Development team facilitates change, growth and improvement across LJMU. In October 2023 LJMU will launch the National Technician Development Centre (NTDC) Technician Survey. This captures information on every aspect of a technical workforce, from specialist technical skills, to future career plans and development needs. Institutional and individual engagement with the survey raises the visibility and recognition of technicians, enabling the strategic and operational planning for a sustainable technical workforce. It will also complement work in other areas including the Transformed Athena Swan scheme. Ollie Manton, a member of the NTDC Survey Team, along with LJMU colleagues, will explain more about the survey and the benefits for all involved.
Enhancing career opportunities for technical staff PowerPoint. This resource in only available to LJMU Staff and Students
Student groups and employability – endless opportunities
No full textAt JMSU we have seen tremendous growth in our Student Group student numbers throughout this last academic year. Many of our student group members and committee members develop a range of skills and there are examples of some excellent practice throughout LJMU. We want to shine a light on a few examples of our student groups and sports members to demonstrate the employability skills that are learned throughout student group membership.
This will be an opportunity for colleagues to:
Understand what opportunities currently exist for students to engage with student group activity
Promote the opportunities to your student communities
Consider opportunities which may exist to improve engagement with academic societies and other student group activity that will compliment learning inside and outside the classroom
Our VP Activities Clodagh will be sharing some of the activity that has taken place through “Challenge Clodagh” this year. We hope to collaborate with a number of colleagues from Student Futures along with academic colleagues to shine a light on the benefits of student group membership and our vast array of student leadership roles.
Student groups and employability – endless opportunities PowerPoint. Only LJMU Staff and Students have access to this resource
Is LJMU a recovery-friendly university? A conversation about alcohol and other drugs
No full textFrom our 2023-2030 Strategy, LJMU’s vision is to be an inclusive civic university. We can be proud of what we have already done to ensure our positive culture builds community, embraces diversity and supports well-being. We respond to modern-day challenges, reflecting our position at the heart of the Liverpool City Region and our standing nationally and internationally. Our Public Health programmes build upon our research excellence in substance use and the impact drug or alcohol use has on our communities. Our students include those with lived experience or who are in recovery, particularly within our Public Health (Addictions) Masters where our teaching reflects our commitment to breaking down stigma by having honest conversations about alcohol and other drugs.
There are only a handful of UK universities that demonstrate a tangible commitment to promoting recovery and supporting those with lived experience of substance use. One way a university can do this is to sign up to the University Recovery Friendly Pledge. Alternatively, universities can engage with peer-led voluntary sector organisations to promote higher education as an invaluable opportunity to grow and learn which should be available to all.
This lightning talk will aim to start a conversation about recovery in LJMU. If we are honest in our strategic commitment to retain our role as an agent of social mobility, what more might we want to do to promote recovery across the university and break down barriers for people in recovery? Should we be considering signing up to the University Recovery Pledge or are there other ways of embedding recovery in our approach to supporting a student’s journey?
Is LJMU a recovery-friendly university? A conversation about alcohol and other drugs, PowerPoint. Only LJMU staff and students have access to this resource
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