Research events
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University of Brighton Pedagogic Research Conference Friday 1st February 2013 Falmer Campus
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8.45 - 9.10 Registration and Refreshments |
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9.15 Welcome 9.20-10.05 Introductory talk: HERE to stay? A 3-year study of the relationship between doubting, engagement & student retention Ed Foster, Nottingham Trent University (Please see abstract below programme) |
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10.10 – 10.50 Parallel sessions 1 |
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Dr Wesley Scott-Smith |
Patchwork writing: an alternative to the academic essay? Jac Cattaneo |
The use of E-portfolios as a learning space in the supervision of student research Dr Sue Greener |
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1.00 - 11.40 Parallel sessions 2 |
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Dr Jane Morris
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What influence do Graded and Ungraded Teaching Observations have on the quality of teaching? Paul Tully |
The use of e-portfolios sometimes disrupts teaching and learning. So how can we ensure we make good use of them? Adam Bailey and Marion Curdy |
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11.40-12.00 Refreshment Break Poster Display: Occupational Therapy students’ experiences of role-emerging placements and their influence on professional practice, Dr Channine Clarke, School of Health Professions.
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12.05-12.45 Parallel sessions 3 |
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Julie Fowlie & Sue Will |
Jane Fox & Amy Cunningham |
The effects of using mobile devices for learning Bethany Davies |
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12.55-1.35 Parallel sessions 4 |
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Using The Human Library to engage and challenge students Dr Kyla Ellis Sloan and Dr Jayne Raisborough, |
Is Facebook just an ‘F’ word, or can it have educational benefits? Joanna Macdonnell |
What is ‘Learning analytics’ and how can we use it to support learning? Dr Barbara Newland
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1.35-2.15 LUNCH |
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We are delighted that Ed Foster from Nottingham Trent University has kindly agreed to give our Introductory talk this year. Ed is Project leader for the HERE project, which examined the relationship between doubting, engagement & student retention. Details of his talk are provided below.
Introductory talk
Ed Foster: Nottingham Trent University, Project leader for the HERE project
HERE to stay? - A 3 year study into the relationship between doubting, engagement & student retention
Between 2008 & 2011, the HERE Project (Higher Education: Retention & Engagement) researched student retention as part of the national ‘What Works? Student Retention & Success’ programme, funded by HEFCE and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The HERE project, run jointly by teams from Nottingham Trent University, Bournemouth University and the University of Bradford, investigated two aspects of student retention.
Firstly, what impact did doubting have on retention? Across the sector, we know that far more students consider leaving than actually withdraw, but is there anything distinct that leads some doubters to withdraw and some to stay? The project team conducted two large scale surveys of first year students in 2009 and 2011 to identify who was doubting, to explore their experiences and ultimately to test the impact that doubting had on retention. Further detail came from focus groups and interviews with student doubters and their peers who had not considered withdrawing: the non-doubters.
Using the data from the doubters, the project teams then studied ten courses which either had better-than-peer rates of retention or were tackling particular issues, for example coping with a large proportion of mature students. Nine factors were identified that appeared to support retention, and the team developed a toolkit for course teams to use to reflect upon and develop their own practices supporting student retention.
The talk will primarily explore the nature of doubting and its impact on engagement, particularly on retention. It will, to a lesser extent, explore the recommendations and strategies for improving retention at course level.
Other Research Events
Throughout the year, the CLT holds occasional workshops and symposia on different aspects of educational research, as well as regular thematic Enquiry Groups.