Developing a video showcase of the student experience of research-informed teaching.

Dr Lindsey Ferrie and Prof. Jane E. CalvertSchool of Biomedical Scienceslindsey.ferrie@ncl.ac.uk

Background Context

• Newcastle University ranked 8th in UK for Medical Research

• Research-based teaching heavily embedded into all degree programmes

• Students engage in academic research through numerous opportunities.

• Highlights include:– final year honours research project– lab assistant scheme

Student perspective

• General lack of knowledge as to what academic research entails and….

• more importantly, what is expected of a student within such research roles.

• Student feedback is consistently positive for all research-based schemes.

• However many current students report feeling highly apprehensive and worried about their role in research.

Project aims

• To capture the student experience of research in a series of reflective video diaries.

Credibility, student driven, informative

• To use the video diary’s to prepare current students for their research role and to highlight the benefits of such schemes to prospective students.

Lights…….Camera…..

Action……

A day in the life of…. a final year research student.

Video Evaluation

“Did you enjoy the video?”

>80% of responders were positive

Turning Point feedback questionnaire - 180 stage 3 students and 20 INTO students

Video EvaluationLikes Dislikes

‘real’ studentsand student advice

Hand held images?!

Project critique and future directions

Problems• Student interest in the project• Filming nerves!• Allocation of filming day times

Success• The video!

– student demand and positive responses

Future• Lab assistant video• Generic research videos

Thanks

• Student ‘stars’– Kittiphat Chanthong– Karen Hawkins

• Research Project Supervisors– Dr Neil Sheerin– Dr Mark Cunningham

• Institute directors– ION and ICM

• Filmmaker– Skeleton Productions and Richard Bailey.