Recording from the Skylight Online Teaching Series (SOTS) session on April 11, 2023.

Students as Partners (SaP): Exploring the theory and practice of SaP in the Faculty of Science

Facilitated by Stephan Koenig and Christine Goedhart, Skylight

Presented by:

• Dr. Roselynn Verwoord, Strategist: Students as Partners; Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology
• Marissa Hall, SaP Evaluation Specialist; Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology
• Polina Petlitsyna, SaP Coordinator; Centre for Teaching Learning and Technology
• Dr. Bean Sherman, Science Education Specialist, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
• Dr. Laura Lukes, Assistant Professor, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
• Dr. Allison Man, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
• Augustine Jeong, Student, Department of Computer Science

Abstract:
Students as partners is a popular and growing field, both within and beyond Canada, that aims to see students and faculty “contribute equally, although not necessarily in the same ways, to curricular or pedagogical conceptualization, decision-making, implementation, investigation, or analysis” (Cook-Sather et al., 2014, pp. 6-7). In 2022, UBC Vancouver launched the Students as Partners in Course Design Grants to support undergraduate students to work in partnerships with faculty to redesign UBCV undergraduate courses. Through this initiative, students are positioned as collaborators in the academic mission of the university. In this session, which will consist of three mini-presentations and a reflective activity, we will discuss the concept of students as partners and highlight the theory and practice of this growing movement. Participants will hear from two funded students as partners projects in the Faculty of Science, including one funded through the UBC Students as Partners in Course Design Grants and one, the Earth Science Experiential and Indigenous Learning (EaSEIL) project funded through the UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund.