10.6084/m9.figshare.5972068.v1
Marko Zdravković
Marko
Zdravković
Tamara Serdinšek
Tamara
Serdinšek
Monika Sobočan
Monika
Sobočan
Sebastjan Bevc
Sebastjan
Bevc
Radovan Hojs
Radovan
Hojs
Ivan Krajnc
Ivan
Krajnc
Students as partners: Our experience of setting up and working in a student engagement friendly framework
Taylor & Francis Group
2018
Medicine University
school governance
Student engagement
quality assurance
student-driven initiatives move
framework Background
curriculum
student engagement
peer teaching
benefit
SE
2018-03-12 06:36:28
Journal contribution
https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Students_as_partners_Our_experience_of_setting_up_and_working_in_a_student_engagement_friendly_framework/5972068
<p><b>Background:</b> Student engagement (SE) in the curriculum is a positive indicator in the development of students deeply involved in their learning. It also has several benefits for the schools’ level of educational innovation and quality assurance.</p> <p><b>Method:</b> In order to identify the most important pearls from the last decade of educational developments within the field of SE at the Faculty of Medicine University of Maribor, we searched through our school’s archives, publications and research in the field of medical education.</p> <p><b>Results:</b> Three areas were identified as the most important SE complements: (i) peer teaching, (ii) school governance, and (iii) extracurricular activities. The paper highlights how many student-driven initiatives move from informal frameworks toward a formal structure, elective courses, and, in the end, compulsory components of the curriculum.</p> <p><b>Discussion:</b> As demonstrated by the three educational achievements at our school, fostering a high level of SE can lead to innovative curricular changes, benefit the whole school and enable students to deliver highly impactful extracurricular projects.</p>