Reframing Student Engagement as Co-design of their Experience, Dr Alex Moseley, Head of Anglia Learning and Teaching
Student engagement in learning and with their wider university experience is becoming a key issue across the sector, often linked with continuation, retention and withdrawal metrics. It is a problem not new since the pandemic, but certainly changing and with new dimensions related to mental health and a greater understanding of neurodiversity. Learning from game design – an area that saw strong engagement during the pandemic (Animal Crossing, anyone?) – and focusing on intrinsic value, I sought to reframe students’ roles as shared partners in their experience. Across belonging, physical environment and learning and assessment experience, I engaged students at the start of the design and delivery process, and see this as the solution to our current engagement challenge.
Biography
Dr Alex Moseley is Head of Anglia Learning and Teaching at Anglia Ruskin University, where he leads strategic approaches to learning, teaching, assessment, academic development and digital learning. He is a National Teaching Fellow and a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Higher Education Futures, Aarhus University. His research area is playful learning for adults in education and museums. He is also a Certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator, and co-founded the Playful Learning Association and Playful Learning Conference.
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