Student CoCreation as a Mechanism for Reinventing the

Student Co-Creation as a Mechanism for Reinventing the Curriculum and the Student Experience Mollie Dollinger Ph. D Candidate Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education

Student Roles: Then and Now molliedollin #cocreate

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Students are Valuable Resources • Knowledge • Time • Energy molliedollin #cocreate • Perspective • Opinions

Examples: Co-Creating with Users Physical Resources molliedollin #cocreate Mental/Psychological Resources Skillset Resources

A love story: development of co-creation Crowdsourcing Customization Student Partnership? Consumer Feedback molliedollin #cocreate Prosumer Behavior

Co-Creation (CC) or Students as Partners (Sa. P)? Co-Creation • Encompasses all types of student contributions • Emphasis on equal contributions of student/staff • Potential for scalability • Concerns over exclusivity • Can be used as a design tool, procedural strategy or for collaborative analysis • Usually framed as a holistic endeavor molliedollin #cocreate Students as Partners

Example: Course Timeline Student Feedback!!! Pre-Course Planning/ Design Syllabus Draft molliedollin #cocreate Initial Teaching Mid Semester Review Papers/Projects Final Test?

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Curriculum Conceptualised* • Category A: The structure and content of a unit • Category B: The structure and content of a programme of study • Category C: The students’ experience of learning • Category D: A dynamic and interactive process of teaching and learning *Fraser, S. P. , & Bosanquet, A. M. (2006). The curriculum? That’s just a unit outline, isn’t it? . Studies in Higher Education, 31(03), 269 -284.

Curriculum Outside the Classroom Examples of case studies: • Student-student mentoring • Student-staff magazine • Student-staff produced learning resources

Approaches to Co-Created Curriculum Approach 1: Allow for open content and assessment through projects (individual or group) Approach 2: Allow for feedback, suggestions, evaluations on the content, teaching/delivery, assessment (e. g. teaching consultants)

Two Cases of Co-Created Curriculum ENG: Leading Change in a Complex World molliedollin #cocreate WIL: Management Consulting

What kind of contributions did students make? 0. 00% 10. 00% 20. 00% 30. 00% 40. 00% 50. 00% WIL ENG Personal Experiences Ideas Expertise or Knowledge Opinions or Suggestions Physical Resources molliedollin #cocreate 60. 00% 70. 00% 80. 00% 90. 00% 100. 00%

Did students feel comfortable contributing? 0. 00% 20. 00% 40. 00% Very comfortable Slightly comfortable A little uncomfortable Very uncomfortable WIL molliedollin #cocreate ENG 60. 00% 80. 00%

Are students more comfortable with less responsibility? molliedollin #cocreate

Quote from student in WIL: “There was some confusion in the beginning about what was required and the direction- I found that at the start that this is what was going on and it was hard to get your head around what was happening with timelines and deadlines. At times I felt like there was a lack of support, but that might have been the program just developing our professional skills. ” molliedollin #cocreate

Benefits to Students: Comparison ENG • • Self-awareness Engagement Ownership Student Voice molliedollin #cocreate WIL • • Motivation Teamwork Breadth of knowledge Work Experience

Why include the ‘student voice’? • • • Empowering global citizenship Challenge assumptions Provide leadership opportunities Improve/innovate higher education service Create belongingness/ alumni networks Campus community building *Challenges: managing power balance; initial investment of time; funding; incentives/motivation; organisation; questions over impact on learning molliedollin #cocreate

Co-Creating the BA curriculum • BA graduates take longer and have lower wages than others • Help them gain leadership/ competitive advantage/ tie into ‘practical’ skills molliedollin #cocreate

Key Considerations Knowledge Sharing Equity Value-in-Use Interaction Experience Personalisation Relationship Indicators Co-Production Co-Creation molliedollin #cocreate Knowledge Relational Benefits Innovation

Moving Forward 1. More case studies and deeper comparison is necessary 2. Exploring and linking specific factors to specific outcomes molliedollin #cocreate

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