Conference Themes addressed: Partnerships and collaborations, Open educational resources, Student engagement and belonging in digital education

The Student as Partners in Teaching and Learning initiative aims to create a student-centred culture and partnership approach to teaching and learning development and enhancement. “Students as Partners” in higher education re-envisions students and staff as active collaborators in teaching and learning.

This workshop will explore the rationale for involving Student As Partners (SAP) in day to day practice within Higher Education, focusing on the strategic design, support and implementation of such projects.

The aim of this workshop is to explore opportunities for faculty/student collaboration, to promote and foster student engagement, to engender a sense of student belonging within their institution, to facilitate creative engagement, and the development of open digital resources.

This workshop will offer a guiding framework for SAP[1].

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

- Identify opportunities for SAP projects

• Participants will be guided utilising digital concept maps to capture ideas/themes and opportunities

- Explore strategies for engagement and support

• Participants will be presented with case studies to explore and adapt for their own purpose e.g.
  • CS 1. Podcasts: Student/Staff/Expert Dialog
  • CS 2. Webinar: Focus Group/Panel Discussion
  • CS 3. Resource Creation/Literature Review [GenAI]
  • CS3.1Infographic, Video
  • CS 4. Reflective Practice

- Devise an action plan for future deployment

• Participants will be provided with a digital planning tool to support their own endeavours.

This workshop shall be co-facilitated by faculty and students.

[1] One that articulates the aims and principles of the initiative and offers guidance for future practice.