Capturing the student voice : using student generated content to support new entrants

Sarah ChesneyJeremy BensonMary AshworthPhil SmithCDLT

Overview

Student Retention JISC Projects & findings Student Voice at UofC Capturing the student voice Sharing the student voice

Introduction

The aim of the JISC project is to enhance retention and attainment, particularly with 1st Year Undergrads

JISC project (Building Capacity) runs fromMarch 2010 – March 2011

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Student Retention

Yorke & Longden (2008) identified these reasons for dropping out: disliking the location of the university; expectations of the chosen course of

study; difficulties making friends.

Managing expectations

http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx

Real student life

Where’s the student voice?

Where does the student voice crop up in our University?

Students themselves can be the best support for one another

PLUS technology can now facilitate this.

JISC recommendations

Our literature review conducted by Mary Ashworth:

Institutional systems responses: Early access to institutional systems

e.g. Blackboard (expectations of course)

Early access to one another e.g. Ning at Bradford (making friends)

We have to be mindful of how diverse our student group is in terms of

Age Background Digital literacy

JISC recommendations

Engagement of students through technology: Twoler Project (University of

Westminster) TAG Project (UCLAN)

JISC recommendations

It’s never been easier!

What are we going to do? Using Twoler experiences of engaging

students we are inviting students to share their stories

Compile a website/online area where these stories can be accessed by everyone coming to UofC

Ultimately maybe extending this so that everyone can access it (like TAG).

Tools to Capture

Portable Devices Still-shot cameras Video cameras Sound recording

devices

Text Editors

Locations of Student Content

Blackboard Community Portal page

Pebblepad Web 2.0 tools Campus Pack 4

Personalised content Sharing Communities

Mashups

Bringing It All Together

Entry point - Community Tab Within Blackboard

Community Tab Page - Module

Community Tab - Pebblepad

Examples of how easy it is

We now go over You Tube

We need you..

And we need your students to build the library of stories

One day workshop

Becka Currant from University of Bradford is leading a workshop for us on the use of Ning to retain students and enhance their experience.

27th August 10.30-3.00 Lancaster Please book cdlt@cumbria.ac.uk