Sarah Knight, JISC Presentation to Member's Corner at the JISC/ELESIG Digital Student Symposium, 26 March 2014.

1. SimonWalker, Mark Kerrigan, Brad Elliott, Peter Chatterton and Sarah Knight
Change Agents’ Network26/03/2014
#CAN2014 www.changeagentsnetwork.co.uk

2. ‘Students as partners is not just a nice-to-have, I
believe it has the potential to help bring about
social and educational transformation, as long as
we know what we are trying to do and we maintain
a critical attitude about the ways the concept is
adopted and used.’
RachelWenstone,Vice President (Higher Education), NUS
– A Manifesto for Partnership (November 2012)
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3. Change Agents’ Network - @CANagogy #CAN2014
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» http://www.changeagentsnetwork.co.uk and join can@jiscmail.ac.uk by visiting
www.jiscmail.ac.uk
» Enhance student change agents’ understanding of effective practice and change
issues.
» Identify and share effective practice in the area of students/student groups as
change agents.
» Provide a forum for support and sharing of ideas with face to face events and
webinars.
» Create and link to resources to support staff and students promoting the use of
student change agents sector wide.
» Developing a framework to support possible accreditation through SEDA.
» Developing a Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change

4. Supporting staff and student partnerships
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» A series of resources to support staff and students in instituting student
partnerships:
› Practice points
› Viewpoints for student partnerships
› Case studies
› List of benefits
› Useful links
› Educational agency initiatives
http://tiny.cc/can001

5. Good practice in
setting up student partnerships
should:
 Is there a clearly identified rationale and case for student partnerships?
 Which institutional policies and initiatives will student partnerships benefit?
 Will student partnerships support employability skills and graduate attributes?
Establish the case for student partnerships
and align with strategies and policies
Jisc Guide to Instituting Student Partnerships
http://tiny.cc/can003
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6. Establish the case for student partnerships
and align with strategies and policies
Jisc Guide to Instituting Student Partnerships
Based on the Viewpoints model: http://www.viewpoints.ulster.ac.uk
 Identify drivers and needs for
students, staff, the institution and
others stakeholders such as
employers.
 Identify potential benefits and impact
for students, staff, employers and the
institution.
 Map the potential benefits and impact
to institutional strategies & policies
(e.g. relating to student experience,
employability, career planning, LT&A
enhancement)
 Don’t be afraid to “think big”, though
ensure there is buy-in to a clear vision.
 Engage stakeholders from across the
institution in establishing the case for
student partnerships.
 Engage employers and professional
and sector bodies in establishing the
case for student partnerships.
 Where possible, try to keep
partnership voluntary and focus on
recognition and rewards (e.g.
enhanced employability and potential
accreditation).
 Establish cross-institutional
approaches to working
collaboratively.
 Ensure issues and opportunities
identified in base-lining are
considered.
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7. Find out more…
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ChangeAgents’ Network
s.knight@jisc.ac.uk peter.chatterton@daedalus-e-
world.com
M.J.P.Kerrigan@Greenwich.ac.uk
S.Walker@greenwich.ac.uk brad@hei-flyers.org
www.changeagentsnetwork.co.uk
#CAN2014 @CANagogy
can@jiscmail.ac.uk
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