Introductory level:
An introduction to student partnership in Scotland's colleges and universities
- Who is this activity designed for? Any staff member who’s new to student partnership and/or new to working within a Scottish tertiary education setting.
- How do I engage with this activity? We recommend that you work through the three resources shown on this page. You can engage with them on an asynchronous (on demand) basis by clicking the relevant hyperlinks below. You can also select your preferred format for some resources, for example, watching a screencast or reading a summary paper.
- How long will it take to work through? It should take approximately 30 minutes to work through the three resources on these pages.
This web based resource provides a glossary of commonly used acronyms within the Scottish tertiary sector. It can also be downloaded as a Word document and adapted for your own context.
b) Introduction to Student Partnership - Part 1 (#2)
This resource can be viewed as a screencast below. It provides an introduction to Student Partnership, including why it’s important, it’s role within the Scottish tertiary sector, and why we should engage with it.
Length: ~5 mins 33 secs
c) Introduction to the Student Learning Experience (SLE) model (#3)
This resource can be viewed as a screencast (below) or a summary paper. It provides an introduction to the Student Learning Experience (SLE) model which is a key sector reference point within Scotland’s Tertiary Quality Enhancement Framework (TQEF).
Length: ~8 minutes
Mapping to Professional Standards:
Professional Standards for Lecturers in Scotland’s Colleges, GTCS: 1.1.2/3/4, 1.2.3, 1.3.2/5, 2.1.1/3, 2.2.1/4/5/12, 2.5.2/4/6, 3.2.1/2//4, 3.3.3.
Professional Standards Framework (2023), Advance HE: V1, V2, V5, K2, K5, A1, A2.
Copyright
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You are free to copy, communicate and adapt the work, so long as you attribute sparqs.