{"id":2603,"date":"2022-08-16T12:22:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/?page_id=2603"},"modified":"2023-09-07T13:08:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:08:36","slug":"studentpartners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/studentpartners\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2603\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2603-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2603-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2603-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/student-partners-and-the-student-panel\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6130 \" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2019\/08\/Back-Arrow-e1565604225291.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2627 size-large aligncenter\" style=\"font-family: Effra-Light, Arial, Verdana;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Picture1-1024x343.png\" alt=\"Student Partner orange and white logo\" width=\"730\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Picture1-1024x343.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Picture1-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Picture1-768x257.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Picture1.png 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Student Partners<\/h2>\n<p>Student Partners are employed to work collaboratively with colleagues within each academic department. Student Partners help to enhance the student experience, focusing on teaching and learning projects which support the School Teaching Enhancement Action Plans. <span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">Student Partners are employed centrally by the Academic Development and Enhancement team in the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD-ADE), although their project work is based within their academic department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Student Partners engage in a range of T&amp;L projects, which may include; researching and presenting ideas for educational change and innovation; co-creating student-facing resources; and providing real-time feedback and problem solving.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/livereadingac-my.sharepoint.com\/:p:\/g\/personal\/xv917490_reading_ac_uk\/EdytEttGjnZCp15OSjC5TdcBmiqEIg8M_7axRFjHr4vKqQ?e=a0LJ90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can view Partnership project examples (2022-23) here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<style>#sp-ea-2604 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-2604.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-2604.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #ffffff;}#sp-ea-2604.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-2604.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #dd1111;}#sp-ea-2604.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #ffffff;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1696938748\"><div id=\"sp-ea-2604\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-26040\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse26040\" aria-controls=\"collapse26040\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> ADE Student Partners - Supporting the Student Partner team<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse26040\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-2604\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-26040\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><strong>The ADE Student Partners, Emma Pullen, Tom Hudson and Rahasia Ferrer, focus on building a sense of community and supporting the development of the wider Student Partner team.<\/strong><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 19.6927%\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3048 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/10\/Thomas-H-Greece-Rep-Photo--150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/td><td style=\"width: 80.1676%\"><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">''Hi, I\u2019m Tom, a 3<sup>rd<\/sup> year BSc Accounting and Finance student currently working as an ADE Student Partner. Having previously been a Student Partner within my department I have seen the scheme\u2019s transformative and durable impact first hand benefiting both student satisfaction and outcomes. In my new role as an ADE Student Partner, I support the students on the scheme as well as the staff they work with, to drive the greatest positive impact on teaching and learning at the university. Moreover, I\u2019m keen to advance both a sense of community and visibility for the scheme, making it ever more rewarding for the students taking part and promoting its outputs to the wider university community.<\/em><em style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">''<\/em><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px\">Tom Hudson, (ADE Student Partner)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 19.6927%;text-align: left\"><img class=\"wp-image-2618 size-thumbnail alignleft\" style=\"font-style: italic\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/Rahasia-Ferrer-e1661250356602-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/td><td style=\"width: 80.1676%\"><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>''Hello there! My name is Rahasia and I am currently studying MSci Applied Psychology (Clinical). I am also currently employed as an Academic Development &amp; Enhancement (ADE) Student Partner as part of the Centre for Quality Support &amp; Development (CQSD) team. My role as an ADE Student Partner consists of working alongside Student Partners and Academic Staff Partners to provide support for the enhancement of teaching and learning. This includes working in partnership with different university departments and services to provide support and further training to enhance the student experience aligned to the university\u2019s strategic priorities of improving student engagement and learning overall.\"\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Rahasia Ferrer, (ADE Student Partner)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 19.6927%;text-align: left\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3049 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/10\/20230624_163442-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/td><td style=\"width: 80.1676%;text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>''Hi, my name is Emma. I am a Mature student in my 3rd year of BA Education Studies. Last year I was lucky enough to be the student partner for the IoE working in collaboration with staff on events and projects. It was such a great experience and now I'm lucky enough with my role as ADE Student Partner to support of whole new group of students plan and run their projects. Alongside my fellow ADE Student Partners, I am looking forward to seeing what exciting projects come along this year to enhance the student experience.''<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Emma Pullen, (ADE Student Partner)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-26041\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse26041\" aria-controls=\"collapse26041\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Student Partner testimonials<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse26041\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-2604\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-26041\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%\"><em>''My role as a student partner in the department of economics allowed me to <strong>gain a better understanding of the views of students<\/strong> studying different economics degrees regarding assessment feedback, briefs, rubrics and mark schemes. I did this via interviews in which I asked a series of questions, some of which were open questions, and therefore allowed me to gain more detailed feedback.''<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ef7945\">*****<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 100%\"><em>''I greatly enjoyed my role as a Student Partner. As an international student, this position has allowed me to\u00a0<strong>come out of my comfort zone and get to know more people<\/strong>\u00a0in the Department. It has allowed me to meet and talk to fellow students and staff.''<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ef7945\">*****<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 100%\"><em>''My role as a student partner gave me more understanding of how it is to work as\u00a0<strong>a crucial stakeholder in my own programme, department, school, and university.<\/strong>\u00a0It opened my eyes to various perspectives of academic and non-academic work and how we can foster the spirit of collaboration and participation in issues that need concrete, apt, and context-based solutions.''<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ef7945\">*****<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 100%\"><em>''Being a student partner made me appreciate the value of listening and being able to appreciate the strengths and points for improvement of ideas and people and harness individual strengths in <strong>achieving significant changes to the academic community<\/strong>\u00a0of the university.''<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ef7945\">*****<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 100%\"><em>''My role as a student partner enabled me to have the chance to\u00a0<strong>work closely with partner lectures within my school to work on a shared goal<\/strong>. Our specific project was centred around how students engage with feedback on assignments. The project used focus groups to gather information to generate a qualitative report on the findings.''<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ef7945\">*****<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-26042\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse26042\" aria-controls=\"collapse26042\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Student Partner training and timesheets<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse26042\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-2604\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-26042\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><strong>Training and development<\/strong><\/p><p>All Student Partners will be required to undertake 1 hour of online training in October 2022, facilitated by CQSD-ADE team. On-going development and peer support activities will be scheduled to support Student Partners in their role and provide opportunities to connect with the wider Student Partner team.<\/p><p><strong>Timesheets and Pay<\/strong><\/p><p>Student Partners will work on their projects collaboratively with academic staff within their department. The hours completed against the partnership project will need to be submitted via the <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/essentials\/Campus-Jobs\/Portal\">Campus Jobs timesheets portal<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Student Partners can claim for hours worked towards their partnership project which may include research, meetings, preparation for workshops\/events, running and attending focus groups\/workshops etc.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-26043\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse26043\" aria-controls=\"collapse26043\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Resources<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse26043\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-2604\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-26043\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Partnership resources<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/10\/Partnership-at-UoR-Guide-October-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partnership at UoR: A Guide for working in partnership with students<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2019\/09\/UPDATED-Aug-2019-PoP-Postcard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Principles of Partnership<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/student-voice-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Student Voice and Partnership online toolkit<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Blended learning resources created in partnership with students<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/10\/Students-Top-Tips-for-flexible-and-online-study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flexible and blended learning: Top tips from students\u00a0<em>for students<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/10\/Colleagues-Top-Tips-for-flexible-and-online-teaching-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flexible and blended teaching: Top tips from students\u00a0<em>for colleagues<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Evaluating teaching and closing the feedback loop<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/08\/Top-Tips-for-evaluation-and-closing-the-feedback-loop-in-an-online-environment-FINAL-E.W.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Tips for informal light touch evaluation and closing the feedback loop in an online environment<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ef7945;text-decoration: underline\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/curriculum-framework\/closing-the-feedback-loop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Closing the Feedback Loop webpages<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Partners Student Partners are employed to work collaboratively with colleagues within each academic department. 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