No signal: removing barriers to student engagement
An interactive online workshop, 09:00-13:00, 19 March
This practical workshop will explore how business schools can support the retention, progression and attainment of students who have been disadvantaged or marginalised by the shift to remote learning.
In recent years business schools have moved away from solely face-to-face learning & teaching towards a blended approach that incorporates online learning. Covid-19 has accelerated this trend exponentially and whilst there are tangible benefits of remote learning it is equally true that it has marginalised some students.
By the end of the workshop participants will:
- Have a deeper understanding about how student engagement has been influenced by the rise of remote learning prior to, and since, Covid-19.
- More awareness of the barriers that some students face in engaging with remote learning
- Have ideas and strategies by which to re-engage with those students who are marginalised by remote learning
About CMBE Events
Our series of CMBE Events are open to all educators. They have been designed with CMBEs in mind, to support them achieve their professional development goals.
By attending this event, CMBEs can claim up to 4 units (hours) towards their annual CPD commitment.
9.00 Welcome and introductions
Dr Cathy Minett-Smith CMBE, Associate Head Student Experience, University of West of England, Workshop Chair
9.10 Session 1
What are the new challenges to student engagement following the shift to remote learning? Exploring technological, environmental, locational and behavioural challenges.
Professor Debra Leighton CMBE, Fellow Chartered Association of Business Schools
9.40
Barriers to student engagement – are they new? Visible and invisible barriers. Measures of engagement beyond data analytics.
Dr Cathy Minett-Smith CMBE, Associate Dean Learning, Teaching and Student Experience, Bristol Business School
10.10 Group Activity 1
Since the shift to remote learning, what does student engagement in online spaces looks like? To what extent is engagement inclusive and where is the evidence? How does disadvantage manifest itself ?
Dr Cathy Minett-Smith CMBE, Associate Dean Learning, Teaching and Student Experience, Bristol Business School
Professor Debra Leighton CMBE, Fellow Chartered Association of Business Schools
10.45 break
11.00 Section 2
Engaging with silent voices- strategies for re-engagement and re-invention. Serendipity spaces.
Dr Cathy Minett-Smith CMBE, Associate Dean Learning, Teaching and Student Experience, Bristol Business School
11.30
Ethical and legal perspectives. Planning to achieve and evidence success.
Professor Debra Leighton CMBE, Fellow Chartered Association of Business Schools
12.00 Group Activity 2
a)In your current role, how can you develop/contribute to strategies to address ‘no signal’?
b)What will success look like ?
Dr Cathy Minett-Smith CMBE, Associate Dean Learning, Teaching and Student Experience, Bristol Business School
Professor Debra Leighton CMBE, Fellow Chartered Association of Business Schools
12.30 Plenary
13.00 Close
Professor Debra Leighton
Professor in Management Practice
University of Bedfordshire Business School
Professor Debra Leighton CMBE is Professor of Management Practice and has recently become Senior Adviser for the EFMD’s Business School Impact System (BSIS). Formerly Executive Dean at University of Bedfordshire Business School and more recently Interim Dean at Coventry, Debra has held a number of leadership roles in the Business School sector. She has been actively involved with the Chartered ABS for the past ten years, including acting as Small Business Charter advisor and leading the Chartered ABS ‘Leaders in Learning and Teaching’ development programme between 2017-19. She was awarded Fellowship of the Chartered Association of Business Schools in 2019 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the work of business schools in the UK.
Dr Cathy Minnett-Smith
Associate Dean for Learning, Teaching & Student Experience, Faculty of Business and Law
University of the West of England
Fee: £30
This workshop is open to both members and non-members of the Chartered ABS.
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Already a CMBE? Meeting your CPD commitment
If you're a CMBE, you can claim 2.5 hours (units) towards your CPD commitment by attending this event.
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Enquiries
If you have any questions please email Pritika Pau at pritika.pau@charteredabs.org
