This page has been created to share the approaches and experiences of projects from the Curriculum Design and Delivery programmes in engaging students as partners in the designing and delivering curriculum change.  

Conference Resources

Students as change agents symposium - April 2011

The Integrate project at the University of Exeter organised a 'Students as change agents' symposium at Exeter on Wednesday/Thursday 27/28th April 2011 in collaboration with ELESIG.  A cloud has been created in Cloudworks to gather resources and within ELESIG  a group has been formed to plan the proposed symposium.

• Designing guidelines for students as change agents initiatives - notes from the session

SACA - Benefits Summary.pdf

SACA - Barriers Summary.pdf

SACA - Success Summary.pdf

JISC conference 2011

The Integrate project (University of Exeter), KUBE project (KIngston College) and the T-SPARC project (Birmingham City University) presented at the JISC 2011 conference about the role of students as change agents in curriculum innovation.  Students as Change Agents session slides  (pdf) JISC Conference 2011 Students Change Agents i1.pdf 

JISC Innovating e-Learning Online conference - Nov 2011

Liz Dunne, Derfel Owen and Dale Potter from the University of Exeter session explored how the University of Exeter is taking forward their innovative work with undergraduate studentsacting as 'agents of change' and transforming traditional approaches by researching and co-developing innovative solutions in partnership with academic staff. view the recording.

View the recording (opens in Elluminate Live!)

Supporting resources:

• Derfel's video as used in the presentation.
• Engaging students as agents of change
• Download the PowerPoint used in the live session

Projects resources

Integrate project - University of Exeter

• ‘Integrate’ project website and blog
• Exeter University Students as Change Agents page and http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/integrate/saca.html

Integrate project ouputs in the design studio

• Integrate framework 1 for students as change agents
• Integrate framework 2 Eight key factors
• Integrate Photographic Competition Magazine
• Integrate Business School Buddy Scheme (Feedback from 9 students) - link to page of youtube videos featuring student talking heads
  
• Integrate Exeter Students talk about the Buddy Scheme
• Integrate Students as agents of change: Student engagement in lectures
• Integrate Students as agents of change: Photography competition
• Integrate Students as agents of change: Podcasting in Business Education
• Integrate Students as agents of change: sustainable practice

KUBE - Kingston College

• KUBE project website 

T-SPARC project - Birminghan City University

• T-SPARC project
• T-SPARC stakeholder engagement model 
• T-SPARC data protection statement
• Sample of video collected from students to influence curriculum design (In a choice of formats): wmv, mp4

QAA resources

You may also be interested in this QAA podcast and supporting paper.

Podcast : Students as Agents of Change at Exeter

Paper : Rethinking the values of higher education: students as agents of change

If you have examples of students working as change agents in your project please share them.