I thought the interns did a great job of designing a focus group and coming up with questions. It was a very useful addition to SSSWG.
Dr Kate Blackmon, Associate Professor in Operations Management, Said Business School
Video interviews
Directed and scripted by the interns, these short videos offer an interesting insight into the undergraduate experience of three different remote teaching scenarios during Trinity term 2020.
Students from all four divisions share their experience of online classes, lectures and tutorials and suggest small changes that could have a big impact on their learning.
Each video complements the Centre for Teaching and Learning guidance for University staff on remote teaching.
Webinar
Commissioned as part of the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s webinar series, this interactive event held in September 2020 offered a chance for audience members to engage directly with the interns.
This recording of the event provides University staff with helpful insight into the student experience of remote learning, as well as an opportunity to hear what the interns had to say more generally about being students at Oxford.
Objects in the remote classroom report
The interns produced their Objects in the remote classroom report with the purpose of:
- Reviewing resources supported by the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) which offer digital access to 3D objects and environments.
- Exploring how other universities use similar technology and outline functional enhancements to CTL’s offerings.
- Suggesting new technologies for CTL to develop to improve the provision of digital access to 3D objects and environments.
- Providing a costed recommendation to how CTL can implement and maintain the above findings.
Survey Uptake Paper: A Review of University Surveys from the Student Perspective
The Survey Uptake Paper (or SUPER) was commissioned by the Centre for Teaching and Learning following suggestions from the intern group on a research-based project.
The aim of the project was to support the University’s Student Survey Strategy Working Group (SSSWG) in their research, and present recommendations for raising student uptake of surveys conducted across Oxford.
The paper outlines key issues impeding survey uptake, with input from a pilot focus group, as well as the intern’s own research and discussions with the project advisory group members. The paper also explores possible solutions to these issues, and ‘quick wins’ and future steps the survey group could take.
The SUPER project was great … the interns produced a valuable report which was very relevant to our work. Its recommendations are already having an impact and will be make a difference in the long term.
Dan Selinger, Head of Communications, Students and Professional Services
Podcasts
In addition to the outputs above, a podcast series produced by the interns is being further developed by the communications team.
