This is a presentation about the HEI-Flyer, Jisc funded project. The network is designed to support staff and students work in this area. The network can be found at: http://www.HEI-Flyers.org.

1. Jisc Experts
July 2013
Zahin Amin, Peter Chatterton, Dr Mark J.P Kerrigan,
Malcolm Ryan, Don Sajith, Simon Walker & James York

2. Links to resources used
in this presentation
National Student Change Agent Network:
http://www.HEI-Flyers.org
Getting your views (links to 4 padlets):
http://www.hei-flyers.org/wordpress/getting-your-views/

5. James Yorke
1st year Pharmaceutical Student at the
University of Greenwich

6. Why become a change agent?
What have you done as a change agent?
• Be apart of something innovating
• Enhanced my employability
• Public speaking;
• Team work;
• Implementing my own ideas and peers ideas;
• Networking with useful contacts.
• Provide a communication link between staff and students.
• A Students perspective on their education and where they would like it to
go can help inspire amazing ideas!
What have you gained?

7. What have I bought to the table?
• Creativity
• Time keeping and organisation
• Social Approachability
• Digital Literacy capabilities.
Why should more universities use change agents?
• Enriches and develops your projects
• Tailor the projects to suit the needs of students better
• Enhances your students employability

8. Zahin Amin
1st year Biomedical Student at the
University of Greenwich

9. Activity - engaging in
change agents

10. • In four groups we are going to explore the following
areas:
• (1) What are the key benefits for you, the institution
and your students?,
• (2) What would motivate student to get involved?
• (3) How should the network operate? What activities
should it promote?

11. Don Sajith
3rd year business student at the University
of Greenwich

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• Enhance
student
change
agents’
understanding
of
effec8ve
prac8ce
and
change
issues
in
educa8onal
innova8on.
• Iden8fy
and
share
effec8ve
prac8ce
in
the
area
of
students/student
groups
as
change
agents.
• Provide
a
forum
for
support
and
sharing
of
ideas.
• Create
and
link
to
resources
to
support
staff
and
students
promo8ng
the
use
of
student
change
agents
sector
wide.
• Develop
a
framework
to
support
possible
accredita8on.

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Community
and
suppor8ve
network:
• Face-­‐to-­‐face
events
• Online
community
• Alignment
with
other
student
ini8a8ves

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• Resources
• Guides
• Case
studies
• Accredita8on
• Change
agent
skills
framework
• A
model
for
ins8tu8onal
development
of
students
as
change
agents

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• E-­‐journal
• A&F
/
DL
Guide,
MOOC
• Skills
development
–
framework,
diagnos8c,
development
resources
• Link
to
extra-­‐curricula
awards
• Open
badges
• e-­‐Journal
–
students
as
change
agents
• Briefing
papers
for
senior
managers
• Mentors/CFs
for
students
as
change
agents
Possibili8es

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• The
4R
model
has
been
developed
at
the
University
of
Greenwich.
• This
model
is
informed
by
staff
and
students,
and
links
to
the
HEI-­‐Flyers
Student
Change
Agent
Network.
• The
model
explores
the
ra8onale
for
engaging
students,
how
to
recruit
students
by
aligning
the
process
to
the
product,
8ps
on
running
change
agent
ac8vi8es
and
how
to
reward
students
who
take
part.
• The
model
is
designed
to
assist
new
projects
who
are
aiming
to
involve
students
in
the
overall
change
process
and
is
a
resource
for
project
managers

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Accredita)on:
• Area
of
on-­‐going
work.
• Op8ons
can
include:
§ (1)
scholarship/
hourly
payment,
§ (2)
local
award,
§ (3)
academic
credit,
§ (4)
na8onal
award/recogni8on
or
§ (5)
a
gi`.