Resources for Student Engagement during the Covid-19 Pandemic

This short Report provides guidance and tips on maintaining some level of formal or systematic approach to student engagement during the Covid-19 shutdown of higher education. The Report takes a particular focus on five key areas of decision-making where student engagement would normally have occurred regularly in formal, semi-formal and informal ways before the pandemic began. These five key areas are the module-level, programme-level, departments, professional support units, and at the institutional-level.  Senior managers, programme leaders, professional support staff and student representatives may find this Report particularly useful, depending on the context in which they are working.

This short Report provides guidance on approaching the recruitment and election of class representatives. It outlines the ‘class rep lifecycle’ and some key considerations for maintaining effective and supported class rep systems in an era of remote learning.  Students’ union officers, student engagement staff, quality officers, and senior managers will find this report useful when preparing for the new academic year.

This ‘Quick Guide’ provides suggestions and tips for promoting and embedding the message of student engagement through induction and orientation, and is useful in both a remote learning context and on-campus setting.  A toolkit is also provided which  provides a template orientation presentation.

As higher education transitions to online teaching and assessment, it is critical that lines of communication between staff and students remain open, ensuring that students are not only heard, but that they are also key participants in decision-making and governance.  This ‘quick guide’ contains useul tips for effective online feedback and communication, as well as suggestions for hosting online programme boards and staff-student committees.

This short guide provides practical suggestions and ideas for class reps on how to engage with their class and collaborate with staff during remote learning.