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CAN ChangeAgents'Network

CAN 2021 Conference programme now live

We are delighted to announce CAN 2021 Conference programme is now live. you can access the programme from the conference website (link opens in a new window). The conference is being hosted by students and staff from Keele University. A reminder to book your place now – you can register for the conference using this […]

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CAN ChangeAgents'Network

Registration for CAN 2021 Conference at Keele University is now open

Keele University’s Institute of Innovation and Teaching Excellence (KIITE), supported by Jisc, is delighted to be hosting the 2021 Change agents’ network (CAN) conference taking place from 1st -4th June. This will be the 8th CAN conference and builds on the successful past co-hosted events celebrating student-staff partnership working. The conference theme is Adapting to […]

Promoting staff-student partnership through publication

We are delighted to have an interview with Professor Simon Walker, Academic Lead for the UCL Arena Centre for Research-based Education. Simon shares his experience of setting up the Change agents’ network. We hope you enjoy listening to Simon in this video (opens in a new window).

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Digital capability Discovery tool DiscoveryTool Training and Development

Launch of effective online teaching discovery tool question set

The Jisc Building digital capabilities team are pleased to announce the launch of a new question set in response to the changing landscape faced by providers as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic. Overview As a result of the pandemic, many further and higher education providers have been assessing their ability to deliver learning […]

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Embedding the Culture of Engagement

We are delighted to announce the publication of the 5th edition of the Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change: Vol 3, No 2 (2017): Embedding the Culture of Engagement. This edition brings together practice which was presented at the CAN 2016 conference held at the University of Lincoln and showcases the innovative practice in …

REACT project’s Special Issue of the Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change

We are delighted to announce the launch of the special issue of the Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change: Vol 3, No 1 (2017): Reacting to the ‘Hard to Reach’ through Student Engagement Initiatives. This special issue of The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change is slightly different from previous issues in that …

The McMaster Summer Institute for Students as Partners 2017: living and breathing partnership internationally

We are delighted to have a guest post from Dr Catherine Bovill, Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement, Institute for Academic Development, University of Edinburgh: The McMaster Summer Institute for Students as Partners was first run in 2016 and brings together researchers and practitioners interested and active in Students as Partners (SaP) work across the world. …

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Digital student

Student digital experience tracker 2017: the voice of 22,000 UK learners

Universities and colleges are investing large sums of money on their digital environment both in terms of infrastructure, learning materials and supporting their staff with the development of their digital capabilities. But how do we know if the investment being made in these areas is impacting on our students’ digital experience? What do students’ expect …

FE and Skills Coalition Meeting – The Apprenticeship Journey in a Digital Age

On the 10th May over 50 representatives from further education and skills across the UK attended the Jisc hosted FE and Skills coalition meeting in London. The theme of the meeting was the apprenticeship journey in a digital age. The aims of the meeting were to explore how we can embed technology throughout apprenticeship design, …

Change agents’ network comes of age with the 5th annual CAN conference

I was privileged to work with the University of Exeter this year to organise the 5th annual conference of the Change agents’ network. The conference which took place on the 20 – 21 April was attended by 180 staff and students from universities and colleges across the UK. This year’s theme, Supporting effective partnerships, was …