Our presentation was titled \u201cX Marks the Spot: Mapping Student Engagement at CCCU\u201d\u2026and from the response we received, we definitely hit the spot!!<\/p>\n
The day began with a warm welcome from REACT and an interesting discussion about the nature of defining Student Engagement and the problematic term ‘Hard to Reach’.<\/p>\n
Following this we attended 2 interesting sessions where the University of Brighton shared their new approach to partnership with a revamped student rep system and Newman University, demonstrated student-staff partnerships through individual research projects.<\/p>\n
After a refreshment break we listened to Buckinghamshire New University and University College London discuss barriers to engagement.<\/p>\n
After lunch, we learned how the University of Newcastle have begun running student-staff forums to create a sense of genuine partnership. And then it was us\u2026!<\/p>\n
Our presentation showcased the new \u2018Student Engagement Mapping Tool\u2019 we have been working on for the last year. The map will allow students to view all the opportunities for engagement available at the University, recognise their current engagement and identify areas of engagement which they might like to explore further. The map can also be used by staff to identify students who are not engaging with the core activities in the outer blue circle, and should be reached out to.<\/p>\n
The presentation received a fantastic response, with delegates praising our creation, inspired to follow suit and create their own versions of our mapping tool, requesting our consultancy.<\/p>\n
REACT\u2019s afternoon keynote looked at the barriers to engagement and also compared student statistics from three of their institutions: Exeter, London Met and Winchester \u2013 discovering a correlation between students being engaged in \u2018co-curricular\u2019 activities and retention and attainment. We are in the process of exploring our data in a similar vein; once compiled, it will be interesting to compare our findings to these other institutions.<\/p>\n
All in all, the conference was informative and interesting. It was great to get such a positive response for our \u2018mapping tool\u2019 and inspired us to carry on doing what we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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