LEARNING & TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

REPRESENTATION & GOVERNANCE

ACTIVE, COMMITTED LEARNING

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT MAP

ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES

ENSURING EXCELLENCE

This area is about building rich and inclusive connections amongst students and staff across all aspects of the academic endeavour.

It involves engaging with students through the integration of teaching, research and other significant elements of University life, and facing toward the wider world in the academic inquiry we pursue together.

For example:• Involvingstudentsindepartmentalresearchcultures,including

publicengagementandimpactwork(e.g.openseminarseries;communityengagement;publicevents)

• Departmental/disciplinarycommunalactivitiessuchasfieldtrips,studentacademicsocieties,studentresearchconferencesanddissemination,DepartmentalandFacultysocialactivitiesdesignedtobringtogetherstaffandstudentsfromdifferentprogrammesandlevelcohorts(includingUG/PGT/PGR)

• Curriculumenhancementactivitiessuchassupportfortransitionsintoandthroughlevelsofstudy,EngagedLearningSheffieldandSheffieldSEEDandInclusiveCurriculaworkwhichfocusondevelopingandsustainingeffectivelearningcommunities

• Peerlearningandsupport,includingStudentMentoring(DepartmentalandUniversity-wide)andStudent-ledpeerlearningactivities,e.g.PASSscheme;readinggroups;revisiongroups

• Participatinginthewideruniversity,forexample:WeAreInternational,Paidworkoncampus,ResidenceLife

• ContributingtoUniversityactivitiesinthecity,regionandbeyond,forexamplevolunteeringactivities,workingwithstudentsinschoolsandcollegesasambassadorsandchampionsinUniversityoutreachwork,workingwithalumnirelations

• Effectivepersonalandacademictutoring

• ProvisionoflearningandsocialspacesfocusedoncollaborationandintegrationACADEMIC

COMMUNITIESEngaging students in integrated academic communities

This area is about students’ engagement with learning, on their own and with others.

It is about challenging and enthusing students, supporting them to engage fully with education by preparing well for and participating in taught sessions; by learning collaboratively with peers; and through independent inquiry, invention, creativity and problem-solving.

For example:• OurCommitmenttoworkingtogetherasstaffandstudentsto

createthebestlearningexperience

• Enthusingandacademicallychallenginglearningandteachingthatdelivers,e.g.• Engagingandinclusiveteachingandassessment;• inquiry-basedlearning;collaborativelearning• co-productioninteaching&learning;• connectinglearning,teaching,researchandimpactforexample

throughworkontheoutward-facingcurriculumincludingEngagedLearning

• Extra-orco-curricularopportunitiestoparticipateinresearchandinquiry,suchastheSUREscheme,studentconferencesandstudentpublications.

• Holisticframeworkandsupportforstudentdevelopmentandprogressthroughouttheirprogramme,including:• Departmentandcentralsupportfortransitiontouniversity• PersonalandacademictutoringandthePATSsystem• Academicskillsdevelopment(e.g.JoinUpYourSkills,

embeddingskillsdevelopmentinprogrammes)• Implementationoftheprinciplesoffeedbackondegree

programmesandeffectiveuseoftheFeedbackPortal• Peerlearning,e.g.thePASSscheme• StudentAttendanceMonitoring/StudentEngagement

andProgress

• Provisionoflearningspacesfocusedonparticipativelearning

• HigherEducationAchievementReport(HEAR)-extendedtranscriptprovidesafullrecordofstudentachievements,includingcoandextracurricularactivitiesverifiedbytheUniversity.

ACTIVE, COMMITTED LEARNINGEngaging students as committed, autonomous and participative learners

This area is about ensuring that the breadth and diversity of student perspectives are involved whenever academic provision is reviewed and evaluated.

It involves drawing carefully on students’ experiences to ensure that we always maintain an excellent standard of education.

For example:• StudentEvaluationofTeaching/Module&ProgrammeEvaluation

• Studentsurveys,e.g.NationalStudentSurvey,StudentBarometer

• PartnershipworkingwithdepartmentalStudent-StaffCommitteesandthewiderstudentbody• Consultationonkeyissuesofpractice• Respondingtoissuesraisedbystudents(e.g.Yousaid/WeDid)• StudentinvolvementinDepartmentalcurriculumreview• StudentinvolvementinDepartmentalAnnualReflections/

AnnualReviews• Studentinvolvementinthedevelopmentofnewprogrammes

• StudentpanelmembersinUniversityPeriodicReviews

• ProfessionalStatutoryandRegulatoryBodyreviews

• Reviewingandrespondingtoexternalexaminerreports

• Serviceevaluationofstudent-facingServices,e.g.SSiD,Library,etc.

ENSURING EXCELLENCE Engaging student voices to ensure excellence

This area is about engaging students’ expertise in the project of continuously improving our University education.

It involves staff and students working in partnership to enhance aspects of learning provision with the hope of making the experience of education better for everyone.

For example:• Studentinvolvementincurriculumdesignorcurriculumreview

• Studentsappointedtoworkonlearningandteachingdevelopment,forexampletheSALTscheme(StudentAssociatesinLearningandTeaching)andstudentorgraduateinternships

• Engagingstudentsininstitutionalprojects(e.g.strategydevelopment;thedigitalcommons;programme-levelviewpilots)

• ScholarshipoflearningandteachingfocusedonworkwithstudentsonpedagogyandlearninginHE,including“InsideKnowledge”Fellowships/Studentshipstoextendstudentparticipationincurriculumdevelopmentandlearningandteachingenhancement

• Moduleevaluationandprogramme-levelevaluationthatinfluencesteachingandlearning

• University,FacultyorDepartmentFundedstudentengagementprojects

• Specificorroutineconsultationandengagementactivities,forexamplestrategicconsultation(e.g.openfora;staff-ledorstudent-ledconsultativeresearchsurveys,focusgroups),regularopportunitiestofindoutandinform,forexamplestudentforums,partnershipworkingwithSSCsorstudentsocieties

LEARNING & TEACHING DEVELOPMENT Engaging students to develop learning and teaching

This area is about appropriately including students at all levels of the University’s decision-making.

It involves working hard to make it the norm that students’ needs and values are well-represented in departments, faculties and across the University as a whole.

For example:• StudentmembershipofUniversitycommittees(atdepartmental,

facultyandUniversitylevel)

• PartnershipworkingwiththeStudents’Union

• TheStudentAcademicRepresentationsystem

• Student-StaffCommittees

• Students’Unionrepresentationandcampaigningactivity

• Students’Uniongovernance(e.g.Unionofficers,UnionCouncil)

• “AskYourUniversity”events

REPRESENTATION & GOVERNANCE Engaging students in University governance