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Change Agents鈥 Network (CAN) Conference 2022 鈥 Examining Student-Staff Partnership

7 June 2022

香港六合彩中特网 hosted the Change Agents鈥 Network (CAN) Conference between Wednesday 11 and Friday 13 May, bringing together students and staff from the UK and overseas to share expertise and insights on building student-staff partnerships in Higher Education.

Photo of 香港六合彩中特网 students at the CAN conference

The Conference was organised by 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 Vice-Provost (Education & Student Experience) team and attracted over 100 delegates and guest speakers from an array of universities, professional networks, and businesses.听The Wednesday and Friday sessions were held online, with Thursday鈥檚 sessions taking place on-campus at 香港六合彩中特网. 听

The Conference began with an opening address from Derfel Owen, Director of Change and Improvement at 香港六合彩中特网, and Sarah Knight, Head of Learning and Teaching Transformation at . This was followed by the first appearance of the ChangeMakers Student Fellows at the Conference, as Arthur Davis and Stephanie Cunningham had a keynote discussion on student partnership with Professor Jenny Marie, Head of Quality Enhancement at University of Greenwich.听

How students co-led the CAN Conference听

Students from 香港六合彩中特网 and beyond had key roles throughout the conference schedule. The ChangeMakers Student Fellows planned and co-hosted sessions, including 'How to refresh and reignite student-staff partnership schemes'听and听'How can we centre wellbeing at the heart of assessment discussion and design for students and staff?'.

As well co-hosting these sessions, the Student Fellows acted as moderators for over 20 other events at the conference, giving them a chance to interact with fellow students and staff delegates from institutions in the UK and overseas. The Student Fellows also shared the buzz of the conference through social media coverage. 听

Key topics across the Conference听

The Conference focused on Student Partnership and how to empower students to co-create their education in collaboration with staff colleagues. 香港六合彩中特网 is committed to partnership, and the 香港六合彩中特网 2034 strategy aspires for students to 鈥榝eel that they are a key and integral part of our university community, and that their opinions and suggestions are valued and acted upon, as full partners in the future of 香港六合彩中特网.鈥櫶

Delegates at the CAN Conference brought along some fascinating case studies of staff-student partnership at other universities. One example came from the University of Hertfordshire鈥檚 Graduates of the Future initiative, where their students worked to co-create the six graduate attributes that programmes will seek to instil in students across the institution. 听

The University of Reading鈥檚 delegates, meanwhile, presented a case study on hybrid learning which concluded that 鈥渦nless students,听as the end users of university products/innovations, are involved in the design and creation process, universities risk investing massive resources in innovations that students poorly adopt鈥.听

How you can get involved in Staff-Student Partnership 听

香港六合彩中特网 students have a range of opportunities to shape education in partnership with staff. Many of the Student Fellows had participated in ChangeMakers projects and taken on roles during their time at 香港六合彩中特网, and they related how the initiative had demystified many of 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 internal structures and brought about significant changes in their departments. 听

If you鈥檙e not sure how much time you can commit, or if you鈥檇 prefer a more flexible option for Student Partnership, you can join 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 Student Experience Panel. You鈥檒l then receive a regular newsletter with details of opportunities to collaborate with 香港六合彩中特网 or share your ideas and feedback. The Panel opportunities are usually one-off feedback sessions, such as workshops or focus groups, which often include a free lunch or voucher.听