Student-Generated Induction & Belonging Workshop

(A SharedThinking Consultancy Event)

Date: Tuesday 14th February 2017. Venue: Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 9HU

About the Workshop

The conventional approach to induction and transition is to use meetings and different media to tell the students the information they need to know. It is also common to address socialisation separately from the provision of course-related information.

In this workshop, you will experience a new social and participative approach to student induction. You will also have the chance to share issues and concerns relating to your induction and transition practice. Student-Generated Induction, developed from doctoral research at the University of Glasgow, has already been applied to induction and transition at different universities and colleges. It has also been introduced for different disciplines and used with groups of up to 300 in a single session.

This workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss current practice and experience a participant-led approach to induction based around social psychology. We will also address the challenge of practice for developing Learning Communities.

This event will be of interest to all those following the coproduction and Student-As-Partner agenda. We will also be introducing our new 'SharedThinking System' at this event.

Target Audience for this Workshop

· Learning-support professionals interested in participative and socially authentic approaches to student induction and transition.

· Academic staff interested in applications of social and relational approaches to student induction and transition

Information Professionals interested in participative and socially authentic approaches to student induction for Libraries.

· Managers, Heads of Department and other senior staff interested in new and measurable conceptions of student induction and transition

Structure of the Workshop

10.15.-10.30 COFFEE/TEA on arrival

10.30-11.00 Introduction: Outline of the day, Orientation

11.15-11.30 COFFEE BREAK

11.30-12.00 Current Concerns for Induction

12.00-12.30 Success stories for induction

12.30-1.15 LUNCH

1.15-1.35: The Concept of Belonging

1.35-2.10 Concerns to do with Student Transition

2.10-2.25: Case Study from Research

2.25-3.00: Strategies for developing Learning Communities

3.00-3.15 TEA/COFFEE BREAK

3.15-3.40: Measures & Evaluation of Student-Generated Induction

(incl. new SharedThinking System)

3.40-3.45: Review & Close