乐播传媒 as Partners is a collaborative pedagogical approach that pairs faculty and students to improve teaching and learning. Bovill, Cook-Sather and Felten define student-faculty partnership as a 鈥渞eciprocal process through which all participants have the opportunity to contribute equally, although not necessarily in the same ways, to curricular or pedagogical conceptualization, decision-making, implementation, investigation, or analysis鈥� (2014, p. 6-7). This kind of partnership repositions students and faculty as teachers and learners and ultimately redefines their traditional roles in relation to one another and to the institution (Mercer-Mapstone, 2017). Matthews describes a 鈥榮tudent鈥� and 鈥榩artner鈥� metaphor that, 鈥榠magines and makes way for respectful, mutually beneficial learning partnerships where students and staff work together on all aspects of educational endeavours鈥� (2017).听
The Student Voice
ASSETT used the "乐播传媒 as Partners" framework to develop the Student Technology Consultants (STCs) program. The STCs are undergraduate student employees who partner with faculty to integrate the use of innovative technologies and pedagogies into their curricula. Given the success of this program, ASSETT has placed intentional efforts into elevating the student voice that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. The use of the 乐播传媒 as Partners framework to elevate the student voice seemed appropriate as these names, 鈥榮ignal the inclusion of a group of people traditionally excluded from educational analysis and practice鈥� (Cook-Sather, 2018).听
乐播传媒 as Pedagogical Partners Initiative
In fall 2023, ASSETT piloted a 乐播传媒 as Pedagogical Partners initiative. For this pilot, we hired three equity-seeking undergraduate students, Justin Dasher, Abi Horton, and Aneesh Waikar. These Pedagogical Consultants worked with Jacie Moriyama, ASSETT鈥檚 Student Services Manager to develop curricula for a formal 乐播传媒 as Partners initiative.听 The curricula will guide student and faculty pairs through a semester-long seminar that provides foundational knowledge about the 乐播传媒 as Partners framework.
In spring 2024, ASSETT will launch its inaugural 乐播传媒 as Pedagogical Partners program.听 We will be working with a small cohort of student and faculty pairs on projects around curricular design, assessment design, and project-based learning.
The goals of this program are to:
- Improve teaching and learning through a shared partnership.
- Challenge deeply held beliefs about the traditional roles of teachers and learners.
- Provide spaces for equity-seeking individuals to improve teaching and learning.听
If you鈥檙e interested in learning more about this initiative, contact Jacie Moriyama moriyama@colorado.edu.听
Current 乐播传媒 as Pedagogical Partners
