Leoarna thanks for that query, what a great concept involving students in the observations of teaching. 


As a related approach, with guidance and support from external expert, Professor Pete Dudley, at the University of Worcester we developed a small scale research project to involve students in a Lesson Study approach. 


This enabled learners and academics to jointly reflect on learning following particular sessions. The work was critical in terms of reviewing the experiences of students who had self declared (dis)abilities, especially as these experiences related to formative and summative assessments. It's a great strategy for engaging in deep, critically informed reflections and how these reflections inform future pedagogic practices.


It will be interesting to learn about other similar initiatives aiming to strengthen understandings as to how students learn, cognisant of particular discipline practices, resource availability and students' identities, 


Best wishes, 

Dr Sean Bracken

PFHEA.

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Subject: Examples of student observations of teaching
 

Dear Colleagues,

 

Here at Newman we are seeking innovative ways of influencing pedagogy, and to that end we are seeking working examples of students observing teaching as part of the educational development approach of institutions. If you have examples to share, we would be most appreciative – thank you.

 

 

Kind regards

 

Leoarna Mathias LLB  MAEd  SFHEA

Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement & HEADs Programme Co-ordinator

Newman University

 

 

Peters, J., & Mathias, L. (2018). Enacting student partnership as though we really mean it: Some Freirean principles for a pedagogy of partnership. International Journal for Students As Partners, 2(2), 53-70. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v2i2.3509

 

Parkes, S., Mathias, L. and Seal, M. (2018) ‘Becoming a Newman Foundation Year Student: Conscientization to Promote Democratic Engagement, Meaningful Dialogue and Co-operative Working’, Journal of the Foundation Year Network, pp. 71-86. Available here: https://jfyn.co.uk/index.php/ukfyn/article/view/21/19

 

Mathias, L. & Peters, J. (2018) ‘Student-staff partnership in educational development: A source of hope in dark times’ Educational Developments 19.4 p4-7 

 

 

 

 

 


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