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Mentoring Scheme

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 23:07:00 GMT

A mentoring scheme within a faculty, department or module is an excellent way of promoting integration and can help facilitate transition periods for students starting university or advancing to a higher year. This scheme can be either compulsory or optional. It will tend to span across years so should primarily be an optional pedagogy. However, providing the platform for (especially 1st year) students to access the experience and knowledge of older student in their department is a highly valuable initiative. This is easily done through the course society but can also be achieved via an email or online sign-up medium.

Online Pre-Arrival Resource

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:57:00 GMT

To improve the student induction experience and prepare students for their academic studies through the development of pre-arrival e-learning resources. Also enhances student engagement before arrival at university. Details on this can be found here.

Variable Assessment Format

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:36:00 GMT

Providing the choice of different kinds of assessments on different modules to enable students to choose a path that most suits them but also gives them variety. This can additionally involve creating assignments different from the traditional essay or exam. It hopes to relieve stress by spreading assignments throughout the year rather than having them all at the end.

Co-Production

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:31:00 GMT

Students develop Multiple Choice Questions as part of a formative assessment process, a percentage of which contribute to their summative assessment. This fosters respect, reciprocity and shared responsibility and provides understanding of the development of their assessment as well as investment in a collaborative partnership approach to their assessment.

Chinese Student Experience Project

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:25:00 GMT

In the Chemistry department they are recruiting Chinese project officers to help with the attainment gap and with other situations relating to integration.

Student Devised Assessment (SDA)

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:07:00 GMT

The Student Devised Assessment (SDA) offers students a personalised chance to display their critical engagement with the themes and theories of modules and to take a considered approach as to how they might practically apply what they have learned in a medium of their choosing.

Group Work Allocation

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:39:00 GMT

In order to improve student inclusion in teamwork, student experience and learning from the outcomes associated with group work, and student access to help and support, team formation methods should be considered. This pedagogy advises the use of personality profiling, and consideration of student’s ‘minority status’ to form well-balanced teams.