Professor Sarah Dyer introduces us to the concept of a “learning doughnut”: a teaching and learning tool which helps us to define levels of challenge when stepping out of our comfort zone.
Category: Student Voice
Reflection on participation in the Student Engagement Workshop
A student reflects on a Student Engagement workshop focusing on student feedback.
Making Feedback Collection More Representative: SCL’s Human-Centred Design Tool for Collecting Feedback
Student Rep Soumya Mati took part in a hands-on workshop to test two human-centred design tools – ‘Student Needs Statement Cards’ and ‘Empathy Map’.
Walking in students’ shoes: weaving stories where human-centred design meets student voice
Empathy is what helps us understand and care for others, it happens when we check on a peer who seems quiet or help a colleague who’s having a tough day. These small moments of kindness can create real and positive change in the lives of those around us. What does it...
From Listening to Action: How the Student Change Lab Designs with Student Voice
Let's start with a few questions. When was the last time you felt excited by or frustrated with your university experience? What does a day in the university look like for you? What brought you here? What motivates you in your work or studies? What challenges did...
ELSTIS24: Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship, University of St. Andrews, July 2024
The 2024 iteration of the annual ESLTIS conference was hosted by the University of St. Andrews with a broad theme of ‘Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship.’ In reality, the two days of the conference covered a wide range of issues both from the...
Transformative Pedagogy? Creating online and blended learning spaces for Leaders in the Global Development Sphere
Shirley Jenner, Natalie Cunningham and Jaco Renken attended a Symposium, a Manchester-Melbourne University Partnership Panel Event and the Development Studies Association of Australia (DSAA) Conference in Melbourne this summer.
Think Outside the Box: Co-Creating Student-Centered Support Services and User Experience for Canvas
Chiachi Ming, Research Associate on our Student-centred design project, reports upon working with the Library’s student team to explore how students can feed-forward in the design of their virtual learning environment.
Exploring New Developments in Student Surveys and Campus Design in Vienna
Read about Andrew Gunn’s insights from his visit to the EUROSTUDENT conference in Vienna, and see his stunning photos of the innovative campus of The Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU).
Cementing a community of learning, herbs, bag painting, spoon throwing and a silent disco
Claire McGourlay (SoSS) shares her reflections from Connections in Legal Education Fest 2024
