Where next for Student Engagement?

Authors

  • Yaz El Hakim Kortext SEDA University of Winchester

Abstract

This opinion piece considers the national picture of student engagement as it has developed over the last six years and creates a prediction about the direction of travel and the likely shifts in student engagement within learning and partnerships in institutions. The development of the prediction from research, the evidence of technological disruption and the outputs of three nationally-funded research projects are outlined. The student engagement movement and deeper student engagement, partnership and leadership in improving learning experiences are predicted to develop dramatically.

Author Biography

Yaz El Hakim, Kortext SEDA University of Winchester

Yaz El Hakim has worked in Higher Education for over 15 years. Starting his career as an hourly paid lecturer in Sport Psychology at the University of Chichester and then at the University Winchester. At Winchester he was promoted several times within 5 years to become the UK’s youngest Director of Learning and Teaching and then Director of Student Engagement. He also co-led the TESTA project www.testa.ac.uk with Prof Tansy Jessop and Prof Graham Gibbs. He has co-led or had leadership roles in over £800,000 worth of research projects. 

Having worked for three global EdTech companies, Yaz has been an advocate for the impact that new technologies will have on student learning experiences and for staff to better support student retention, progression and success in the future.

References

The Department of Business Innovation & Skills [BIS] (2011) ‘Higher Education: Students at the Heart of the System.’ Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-students-at-the-heart-of-the-system--2 (Accessed: 21 June 2017).

Christenson, S. L., Reschly, A. L. and Wylie, C. A. (2012) The Handbook of Research on Student Engagement. New York, NY: Springer Science.

Hagger, M. and Chatzisarantis, N. (2007) Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in exercise and sport. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers.

Ward, J., Clarke, H. and Horton, J. (2014) ‘Effects of a Research-Infused Botanical Curriculum on Undergraduates' Content Knowledge, STEM Competencies, and Attitudes toward Plant Sciences.’ Cell Biology Education, 13(3), 387-396.

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Published

10/02/2017

How to Cite

El Hakim, Y. (2017). Where next for Student Engagement?. The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change, 3(1), 90–92. Retrieved from https://journals.studentengagement.org.uk/index.php/studentchangeagents/article/view/648

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2017)

Section

The Shifting Context of Higher Education

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