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Student Stories

A unique web resource for students, to support personal reflection and development before, during and beyond university

Joy Collier and Laura BrownCCMS

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What is Student Stories? A website comprising hundreds of audio clips taken from 50+

interviews with finalists & recent graduates

Graduates from 8 universities so far

Clips searchable by theme/profile

Core themes:- Study- Social- Futures

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Inspirations

Destinations®

Career-focused video clips

Engagement Module Leeds Met

| Talking Reading

Reflective audio interviews with Freshers

Beyond the PhDNarrative exploration of transition via audio

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Unique access to personal

stories

Narrative approach

to explore identity

Transitionsin,

through,out

Whole student

experienceacademic, social,

personal

Reflective, realstudent voices

Student Stories

Defining Features

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Methodology Themes based on: literature review; CCMS research; student

feedback

Informal interviews based around core themes, participants viewed questions beforehand

Interviewees – finalists and recent graduates, range of universities, degree subjects

Aim to represent diverse range of student experience: international, disabled, mature, part-time etc

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Website Features Student profiles Clips:

- searchable by keyword/theme/profile

- star ratings

- favourites

- downloadable Staff resource area

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A resource for staff & students…

Independent useIndividual

student browsersSelf-directed learning

Staff directed use PDP/career learning exercises

Induction/transition

Staff training/developmentInsights into current issues

facing students

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Your feedback…• Please use the form in the pack to let us know:

- your views of Student Stories as a web resource

- your ideas of how the site might be developed further

- ways you see it potentially being integrated into PDP and/or other activities

Many thanks!