Dear
Tracey
We’re
about to begin a similar project here at Brighton, with a focus on gaining
insights into the first year experience and transitions. I have managed
to persuade a couple of schools to allow me train their student ambassadors to
facilitate focus groups as part of their peer assisted learning activities,
with a view to the ambassadors being co-researchers - we’re interested in the
quality of data peers are able to obtain.
In
addition and as Kim suggested, we’ve partnered up with the Student Union on
aspects of the project, as they are able to tap into student groups that are
usually hard to reach. As for incentives, we’ve got some equipment
giveaways such as webcams, mp3 recorders etc.
Good
luck with the project
Best
wishes
Catherine
Catherine
McConnell
Lecturer
in Learning Development
Centre
for Learning and Teaching
University
of Brighton
Address:
Centre
for Learning and Teaching
Room
113, Mayfield House
Falmer
Campus, BN1
9PH
Tel:
01273 641920
Email:
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Sent: 19 August 2008
13:37
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Subject: Student
Involvement
Dear
Colleagues,
I am the
Project Officer on a 12 month project being run out of SPLASH (which is the
academic skills centre at the University of Surrey) entitled 'Enhancing and
Supporting the First Year Student Experience at the University of Surrey'.
This project will produce recommendations for the services we are able to
provide to first year students in SPLASH 09/10.
I am
hoping to establish contact with as many first year students as possible, and
as soon as possible, at the beginning of the Autumn semester. Can anyone give
me advise on how best to 'encourage' the first year students to take
part in research (which in this case will focus on first year student
expectations and experiences)? Has anybody had experience of trying to
engage students in taking part in research so early after arriving at
university? At the moment my ideas include offering a cash prize in a draw in
return for contact details, an advert in the student newspaper and possibly
putting something on Face book.
I would be
really grateful for input from anyone who has been in a similar situation and
has found something that works well.
Tracey
Mrs T
Armstrong
Project
Officer
Supporting and
Enhancing the First Year Experience at the University of Surrey
Student
Personal Learning And Study Hub (SPLASH)
George Edwards
Building
University of
Surrey
Guildford
Surrey
Tel:
01483 683370
