On a mission to use evaluation for good in education. Outreach Eval & Research Manager (Imperial College London), School Gov, Churchill Fellow 23. Views my own
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Sad to say goodbye to an excellent #festivalofhe at the lovely @UoLondon
Emerging theme on connections— how can we…
-link access & on-course support?
-ensure data is in service of the important questions?
-help unis connect to communities?
-co-create with students & partners?
Can’t believe @Wonkhe Festival of Higher Education has already surpassed expectations - festival socks!!
“The audience who loves tables is feeling like their question isn’t being answered.”
If your audience wants tables, think again about what they want to get from the data. You can always keep old ways of reporting + add new visuals.
Great live session today with @storywithdata
Highlights from the Black British Voices survey by @Cambridge_Uni & @TheVoiceNews:
-95% think UK curriculum neglects Black experiences
-41% “definitely” believe discrimination is main barrier to academic attainment for young Black people
Full report: cam.ac.uk/stories/black-brit…
I'm looking for a data systems guru to join my team for a year 👇
You'll support #Outreach at Imperial to manage data & access insights about our programmes. It's also a unique chance to dig into CRM development, supporting our shift to a new system
imperial.ac.uk/jobs/descript…
Busy day already at the @NEONHE symposium, including a great discussion about what’s next for #evaluation across the higher education sector.
Definitely time for a coffee, and loving that both scone options are available!
…and as a side note, just stumbled on the very tempting book vending machine in the Exeter St David’s train station. Love that this exists!
🔀"Many Hands Project" peer mentoring found target students often didn’t want to be labelled, preferring a fluid view of identity
🚧Independent #eval from @wavehilltweets gave some initial insights into barriers to accessing #mentalhealth support: tinyurl.com/mv7v87ps
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🥽@UniVRse_Project's VR “graded exposure” approach to anxiety in uni setting
🤝Co-created #mentalhealth support in black student community @LSBU, which found that starting relationships in-person & strong branding (incl swag) helped build engagement tinyurl.com/y4ptx9sx
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ICYMI - @officestudents published recordings of their webinars showcasing approaches to supporting student #mentalhealth tinyurl.com/mr29fujd
Some inspiring examples, including:
🎨Creativity-based programme @UCLan with @tateliverpool, including fantastic media push
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What does a “whole institution approach” mean for #wideningparticipation? Consider:
-Student lifecycle, pre-uni➡️outcomes
-Student experience, aligning day-to-day across exps
-Staff buy-in *beyond* WP depts
-Policies, processes & structure
Great reading: studentsuccessjournal.org/ar…
🚨Job alert - closing 19 June🚨
Data & #Eval Assistant for Imperial's #Outreach team
Want to apply your #data super powers to helping young ppl from all backgrounds access excellent STEM education? I'd love to have you on my team!
imperial.ac.uk/jobs/descript…
In London today for an in-person event with the Network for #Evaluating & Researching University Participation Interventions
Looking forward to some interesting discussions around how NERUPI’s evaluation framework can link to @officestudents #EORR and new APP guidance
Definitely adding @doannietran & @lmascarenaz new book, "The Open System", to the reading list when it comes out in June:
hep.gse.harvard.edu/hep-home…
(5/end)
📢My team is #hiring! 📢
Love crunching the numbers? Want to apply your #data super powers to helping young people access excellent STEM education?
Apply to join Imperial's amazing #Outreach team as a Data & Evaluation Assistant 👇
imperial.ac.uk/jobs/descript…
Not exciting for most, I know, but for anyone working on Access and Participation Plan prep, @officestudents updated Regulatory Advice 6 is hot off the presses: bit.ly/3ImbGcm
Weekend reading sorted 👍
Finally, @taso_he has now launched Mapping Outcomes and Activities Tool - MOAT🏰 (4/4)
🗺️Resource supports mapping activities against short, medium & long-term outcomes
🛠️@HEaccesstracker plans to integrate MOAT into planning tools
bit.ly/3pIUMOC
From #evaluation of mentoring aspects (2/n):
📈Engagement with mentoring linked to higher engagement with other programme elements
📩Messaging with mentors peaked in January
👉 Messages likely to start with mentor prompting
@taso_he's report on mentoring: bit.ly/4386gtv
Enjoyed today’s launch event for @TASO's report on Evaluating mult-intervention outreach & mentoring bit.ly/3Wc9U3n
Highlights from the webinar (1/n):
📳RCT of parent/guardian strand showed personalized messaging to parents/guardians increased participant engagement
