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S uden -Teache Pa ne ships o Imp o e Teaching and Lea ning. In Kangaslampi,
R., Langie, G., Jä inen, H.-M., & Nagy, B. (Eds.), SEFI 53 d Annual Con e ence.
Eu opean Socie y o Enginee ing Educa ion (SEFI), Tampe e, Finland. DOI:
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STRENGTHEN STUDENT-TEACHER PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE
TEACHING AND LEARNING
S. de Jong a,
1
, S. Ri eco a
a The Hague Uni e si y o Applied Sciences, The Hague, The Ne he lands
Con e ence Key A eas: Di e si y, equi y and inclusion in ou uni e si ies and in ou
eaching; Cu iculum de elopmen and eme ging cu iculum models in enginee ing.
Keywo ds: S uden - eache pa ne ships, s uden pa icipa ion, cu iculum
de elopmen .
ABSTRACT
S uden pa icipa ion is he ac i e in ol emen o s uden s in shaping hei educa ion
h ough collabo a ion, eedback, and decision-making a a ious le els, om
indi idual cou ses o ins i u ional policies. S uden s b ing a di e en pe spec i e o
educa ion, p o iding aluable insigh s ha can enhance bo h eaching and lea ning.
Un o una ely, many s uden s eel ha hei oices a e no uly hea d.
A The Hague Uni e si y o Applied Sciences, he Facul y o Technology, Inno a ion
and Socie y (TIS) has been explo ing ways o s eng hen s uden pa icipa ion as
ollow up o he Pa ne Up esea ch p og amme. The Indus ial P oduc Design
p og amme de eloped a s uden - eache pa ne ship whe e s uden s g adually ook
on a mo e ac i e ole in shaping design educa ion. Building on his expe ience, o he
p og ammes ha e s a ed s uden -led ini ia i es. A acul y-wide example is he
CalculusCo ne : a place whe e s uden s can wo k oge he on ma hema ics. Wi h he
engagemen o i s s uden s, TIS has aken he i s s ep o change he adi ional
ela ionship be ween eache s and s uden s and c ea e an open lea ning communi y.
This wo kshop o e s hands-on examples o s uden pa icipa ion on cou se,
cu iculum and ins i u ional le el. Pa icipan s will iden i y exis ing s uden
pa icipa ion p ac ices wi hin hei own p og amme o ins i u ion, explo e di e en
o ms and le els o s uden pa icipa ion, and de elop hei own s uden - eache
pa ne ship ini ia i e.
1
Co esponding Au ho
S. de Jong
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BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
B idging he gap: s eng hening s uden pa icipa ion
S uden pa icipa ion is he ac i e in ol emen o s uden s in shaping hei educa ion
h ough collabo a ion, eedback, and decision-making a a ious le els, om
indi idual cou ses o ins i u ional policies. Mos uni e si ies ha e a cou se e alua ion
sys em and s uden ep esen a i es in p og amme commi ees, p o iding s uden s
wi h oppo uni ies o sha e hei pe spec i es on educa ion. These s uc u es a e
designed o ensu e ha s uden oices con ibu e o imp o ing cou ses and cu icula.
Ye , many s uden s eel ha hei oices a e no uly hea d. Fo ins ance, hey o en
do no ecei e clea communica ion abou how hei eedback om cou se
e alua ions is used, leading o unce ain y abou whe he hei ideas a e being
add essed. Addi ionally, s uden s can expe ience a sense o dis ance be ween
hemsel es and eache s, making i di icul o engage in meaning ul dialogue abou
hei lea ning expe iences. As one o ou s uden s ph ased i :
“The e is cu en ly a gap be ween he p og amme (wi h i s eache s and
cu iculum) and he s uden s. S eng hening s uden pa icipa ion will b idge his gap,
ensu ing ha he p og amme be e aligns wi h he s uden s and ha s uden s
become mo e engaged wi h he p og amme. To achie e his, open communica ion
be ween s uden s and eache s mus be acili a ed, allowing e e yone o make a
posi i e and ac i e con ibu ion o he imp o emen o educa ion.”
S eng hening s uden pa icipa ion is necessa y o he uni e si y o e ol e in o a
democ a ic ins i u ion ha emb aces di e si y, whe e all s uden s and p o essionals
eel a home, and whe e s uden s and p o essionals collabo a i ely shape he u u e
o educa ion and p o essional p ac ice (Gué in, 2021).
Mo eo e , c i ical pa icipa ion suppo s he pedagogical unc ions o ou educa ional
sys em, namely quali ica ion, socializa ion, b oad de elopmen , and emancipa ion.
S uden s a e no only in oduced o and amilia ized wi h he knowledge and
egula o y sys ems o educa ion, esea ch, and p o essional p ac ice, bu hey a e
also equipped o c i ically assess hese exis ing p ac ices and con ibu e o hei
u he de elopmen (Cook-Sa he e al., 2019).
On a mo e p ac ical le el, as eache s, we iew s uden pa icipa ion as a na u al
pa o e ising educa ion. To us, i is only logical o ac i ely in ol e s uden s in
decisions abou hei educa ion, a any le el. Ou s uden s b ing a di e en
pe spec i e - one ha we, as eache s, may no always see - which can lead o
aluable insigh s and imp o emen s ha enhance bo h eaching and lea ning.
S uden pa icipa ion can be designed on cou se, cu iculum and ins i u ional le el,
and can ake many o ms. S uden s can ake oles as eaching assis an s, guiding
wo kshops and classes (cou se le el), o pee u o s suppo ing new s uden s. They
can o ganize ac i i ies ha b ing s uden s and eache s oge he o discuss
educa ion and co-c ea ed educa ion oge he (cu iculum le el). Sel -managed
s uden eams can help o he s uden s de elop skills in in e disciplina y a eas like
ma hema ics, p og amming o p o essional de elopmen (ins i u ional le el).
Building s uden - eache pa ne ships a TIS
In ecen yea s, he Facul y o Technology, Inno a ion and Socie y (TIS) a The
Hague Uni e si y o Applied Sciences (THUAS) has success ully implemen ed
se e al o ms o s uden pa icipa ion. In 2022, he s udy p og amme Indus ieel
P oduc On we pen (Indus ial P oduc Design, IPO in sho ) became pa o he
p ojec Pa ne Up, led by THUAS esea ch g oups Inclusi e Educa ion and Global
Ci izenship.
Fo yea s he esponse a e o cou se e alua ions a IPO had been low, and he
p og amme commi ee did no ha e s uden membe s. S a ing small, a g oup o i e
s uden s and wo eache s was o med o hink abou ways o se up s uden - eache
pa ne ships and in ol e mo e s uden s in imp o ing educa ion a IPO. I ook qui e
some ime, abou a yea , o he s uden s and eache s in his g oup o ge used o
hei new oles. Slowly, he s uden s ook he lead: hey ook on mo e asks and
showed mo e ini ia i e, while he eache s le go o hei ole as leade s o he g oup.
As a eache , his equi es pa ience and a conscious e o o c ea e oom o
s uden s o ake owne ship.
In h ee yea s, he s uden - eache pa ne ship a IPO has g own om a adi ional
ela ionship in o an equal pa ne ship whe e s uden s a e aking esponsibili ies and
eel encou aged o sha e hei ideas. S uden s ake he ole o eaching assis an s,
no only guiding wo kshops and s uden s, bu also ac i ely using hei pe spec i e o
imp o e design educa ion. O he g oups o s uden s o ganize cu iculum eedback
sessions (Fig. 1) and pa icipa ion quizzes, p epa ing ques ions o engage a la ge
g oup o s uden s in e hinking educa ion a IPO (while enjoying pizza).
Fig. 1. IPO s uden s a a cu iculum eedback session.
(Ma ch 20, 2025)
The s uden s’ pe spec i e has no only p o ided aluable eedback and ideas o he
IPO cu iculum, bu he g oup o ac i ely pa icipa ing s uden s has also g own. Since
2023, he p og amme commi ee has seen he e u n o ac i e s uden membe s.
The h eshold o s uden s o app oach eache s wi h ideas and eedback seems o
ha e lowe ed.
The slowly g owing Pa ne Up mo emen inspi ed o he s udy p og ammes a TIS o
o m s uden - eache pa ne ships and s a co-c ea ing educa ion. A acul y-wide
example is he CalculusCo ne : a place whe e s uden s can wo k oge he on
ma hema ics. S uden s om di e en TIS s udy p og ammes mee a he
CalculusCo ne , which is also led by TIS s uden s. The CalculusCo ne opened in
2024, and a eam o eache s is in ol ed o guide he p ocess. The idea is o
g adually educe he eache in ol emen and le he CalculusCo ne be a ully
s uden -led place. Wi h he engagemen o i s s uden s, TIS has aken he i s s ep
o change he adi ional ela ionship be ween eache s and s uden s and c ea e an
open lea ning communi y.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
Ta ge audience
S uden pa icipa ion can exis in many o ms and on many le els. The e o e, anyone
in e es ed in s uden pa icipa ion can join his wo kshop and ge inspi ed, whe he
hey a e eache s, educa ional suppo s a , educa ion de elope s, p og amme
di ec o s o coo dina o s. And o cou se: s uden s!
Expec ed lea ning ou comes
The goal o his wo kshop is o p o ide hands-on examples o s uden pa icipa ion
and le pa icipan s s a a design o a s uden - eache pa ne ship ha aligns wi h
hei own wo k. By he end o he wo kshop, pa icipan s will be able o:
1. Iden i y exis ing s uden pa icipa ion p ac ices.
Pa icipan s ecognize and e lec on he ypes o s uden pa icipa ion al eady
p esen in hei own eaching o wo k en i onmen .
2. Explo e and analyse di e en ypes o s uden pa icipa ion.
Pa icipan s examine a ange o s uden pa icipa ion s a egies ac oss
a ious educa ional con ex s and discuss he ele ance and applicabili y o
he di e en models o hei own wo k.
3. Design hei own s uden - eache pa ne ship ini ia i e.
Pa icipan s de elop a s uc u ed app oach o in eg a ing s uden pa icipa ion
in hei own eaching, p og amme o o ganiza ion.
WORKSHOP DESIGN
Time plan
The wo kshop s a s wi h a sho in oduc ion o s uden pa icipa ion, elabo a ing on
i s di e en o ms and le els (cou se, cu iculum, and ins i u ional). The ongoing
p ocess o implemen ing and expanding di e en o ms o s uden - eache
pa ne ships a TIS is illus a ed.
Nex , pa icipan s engage in in e ac i e ac i i ies. They s a by iden i ying exis ing
s uden pa icipa ion p ac ices in hei own wo k (lea ning ou come 1). Then, using
discussion ca ds ea u ing di e en o ms and le els o pa icipa ion, hey explo e
and e lec on new app oaches (lea ning ou come 2). A e a b ie plena y
discussion, pa icipan s design hei own s uden - eache pa ne ship ini ia i e using
a p o ided empla e (lea ning ou come 3).
The wo kshop concludes wi h a plena y discussion, summa izing key insigh s and
sha ing p ac ical ips o de eloping s uden pa icipa ion s a egies. The ime plan o
he wo kshop is ou lined in Table 1.
Table 1. Wo kshop ime plan
Run ime
Ac i i y
No es
10 min
In oduc ion
S uden pa icipa ion o ms, and
de elopmen a TIS.
15 min
In e ac i e ac i i y 1
Iden i ying exis ing s uden
pa icipa ion p ac ices and
discussion on examples o
s uden - eache pa ne ship
models.
5 min
Discussion
Sha e hough s on exis ing and
new s uden pa icipa ion o ms.
20 min
In e ac i e ac i i y 2
Design you own s uden - eache
pa ne ship ini ia i e.
10 min
Discussion and conclusions
Summa ize key insigh s and
sha e p ac ical ips o building
s uden - eache pa ne ships.
In e ac i i y
Du ing In e ac i e ac i i y 1, pa icipan s ake i e minu es o indi idually w i e down
o ms o s uden pa icipa ion ha al eady exis in hei di ec wo k en i onmen .
They a e hen p o ided wi h a se o ca ds speci ically designed o his wo kshop,
ea u ing examples o s uden pa icipa ion o di e en o ms and le els. The ca ds
con ain eal examples o s uden - eache pa ne ships de eloped by uni e si ies
wo ldwide. The ca ds a e no con en -speci ic such ha hese can be applied o any
s udy p og amme, cou se, and con ex . Fo ins ance: “s uden s and eache s co-
c ea e cou se assignmen s” and “s uden s o ganize cu iculum eedback sessions”.
Fo ming g oups o h ee o ou , pa icipan s ake u ns selec ing ca ds ha appeal
mos o hem, sha ing why he selec ed pa icipa ion o m is appealing o hei wo k
en i onmen . Some ca ds a e emp y, allowing pa icipan s o add hei own ideas.
A e i een minu es, each g oup b ie ly sha es he a ou i e pa icipa ion ac i i ies
ha came up in hei g oup.
Pa icipan s design hei own s uden - eache pa ne ship ini ia i e du ing In e ac i e
ac i i y 2. They begin wi h i e minu es o indi idual e lec ion, iden i ying a heme
ele an o hei wo k whe e hey would like o in eg a e s uden pa icipa ion. Using
hei selec ed ca ds as inspi a ion, hey ou line a po en ial pa ne ship. They hen
discuss hei design wi h hei g oup, e ining hei ideas.
WORKSHOP RESULTS
A e he wo kshop, he pa icipan s will ha e gained insigh s on how s uden s can
help imp o e educa ion ele an o hei own si ua ion. Mo e speci ically, hey will
ha e c ea ed a d a o a pa icipa ion ini ia i e o ake home.
A e he wo kshop he pa icipan s can scan a QR-code o p o ide hei de ails, and
ecei e he wo kshop’s ma e ials: he in oduc ion slides, inspi a ion ca ds and he
s uden - eache pa ne ship ini ia i e empla e. In addi ion, he key insigh s om he
plena y discussions will be eco ded and summa ized o sha ing.
WORKSHOP OUTCOMES
The key ake aways om he pa icipan s eedback can be summa ized as ollows:
s uden and eache pa ne ship can be de eloped a lo mo e and i would bene i
bo h o hem. I can s a wi h some small changes ha could ha e a big impac la e
on. The p esen ed s a egies can help o change he cul u e wi hin a eache s- eam.
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