What a crazy day @ #RAISE25, it went by so fast, but the quality of sessions was still amazing. Thanks to everyone that attended and to all the fabulous people at Glasgow university that helped make it such a fabulous conference. The evening reception sponsored by #explorance at the huntarian museum
Head - and virtual notepad - ringing with ideas, links, contacts and more as I head home after a very enjoyable #RAISE25. Well done the @raise-network.bsky.social team for throwing together such a fabulous conference. It's a busy time of year but always worth stepping back, reflecting and learning.
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Intrigued by @uofglasgow.bsky.social’s new strapline. #RAISE25
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The final part of #RAISE25 is a panel of sector voices including my HISA colleague Aimee, plus @jimdickinson.bsky.social. Good to hear their thoughts on the big and sometimes very scary issues facing student engagement in our sector.
Lovely and empowering workshop from @unabridgedopinions.com on how to communicate, and how to ask the right questions of those we support. Thanks Jennie and nice to see you albeit on-screen! #RAISE25
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Two people presenting a slide in a seminar room. There’s a five-stage adaptation of Arnstein with stages of community participation on the screen.
In a workshop about power, and… more Arnstein! #RAISE25
Duncan's also arguing students need to be more audacious and adversarial. That's a good point: honest feedback shouldn't be timid. Of course it needs to be constructive but he rightly points out that if we aren't full in student feedback we get stuck in the same loops. #RAISE25
A good opening session at day 2 of #RAISE25 - an in-depth dive into student voice at @uofglasgow.bsky.social including a very honest student panel. Nice to hear SRC President Duncan argue that "you said, we did" is dated. Firm agree: we are (or should be) way beyond such transactionalism... I hope!
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#RAISE25 is in Glasgow and our podcast has been recorded for the occasion! This might be the cutest conference sponsor merch I've ever seen #chippo @raise-network.bsky.social @drlinneasoler.bsky.social
Loved being a part of day 1's closing keynote panel with Ashley Storer-Smith and Jill LeBihan with whom I've enjoyed working on a @qaa.ac.uk-funded UK-wide student rep audit. Also enjoyed getting one or two responses on improving my lightbulb moment, back of the envelope grid. #RAISE25
@simonvarwell.bsky.social asking for help in the co-creation of this slide! The idea being, within #HE there are no unimportant roles. Student roles should not be undervalued, they may not have traditional hours or responsibility in the "big job" category, but their voice is key. #RAISE25
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So lovely to catch up with so many people at #RAISE25, some whom I’ve not seen for years. Good to have a mini-reunion with old @sparqs-scotland.bsky.social colleagues Megan and Stef too!
Really enjoying the parallel sessions so far. The "campfire" format is a somewhat unconventional format but really generates good conversations. I've enjoyed learning lots of interesting snippets and things to look up or follow up, including BPP's student rep self-efficacy survey. #RAISE25
Come and visit the team in the sponsor area at the #RAISE25 conference over the next two days. Also grab some freebees while they last.
At #RAISE25 and the parallel sessions are underway. A talk from the UCL Change makers team about 10 years of successful student partnership and now how feedback at Bristol is being pushed as an active engagement and not a passive experience.
A slide on a screen outlining the breadth of student voice, with six boxes titled encounter, inform, consult, involve, co-create/design and empower.
ARNSTEIN’S LADDER KLAXON! #RAISE25
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I’m at #RAISE25 at @uofglasgow.bsky.social today. Very impressive venue - someone described it as like the United Nations, but hopefully without the vetoes. Lovely to meet so many old sector friends - and some new ones. Thrilled also that there are three HISA contributions to the agenda!
The opening keynote for #RAISE25 from Professor Rebecca Freeman around #studentvoice and the change in the #HigherEducation sector.
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A sunny morning for a train journey. I’m off to @uhiperth.bsky.social first for our Welcome Fayre, then to Glasgow in advance of tomorrow’s @raisenetwork.bsky.social conference. Lots of work to do on the train. So who all on here is coming to #RAISE25?
Just over a week before heading to Glasgow for the #RAISE25 conference.
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