I’m a Producer! Staying involved in Lincoln’s Student as Producer

One of the things I always enjoyed talking about as Vice-President of the Students’ Union was Student as Producer at the University of Lincoln and the positive buzz it has created around involving students more in their learning. I have tried to make the most of the concept and advocate its extension beyond just bringing together staff and students in the classroom to creating a stronger partnership in the leadership of the university – something that was in essence a part of the project but I wanted to ensure its prominence – which I think I’ve achieved along with colleagues.

Student as Producer from University of Lincoln on Vimeo.

Upon returning to study this year, I pondered what I might like to get involved in. The decision was quite simple in the end, I couldn’t find a reason to not try and be involved in Student as Producer – after all it’s a project I firmly believe in and want to see succeed!

Things have been going well since then, I’ve been on the panel of a Guardian Higher Education Network web-chat in which Student as Producer was responded to positively, more at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/oct/11/student-engagement-live-chat

And it was highlighted again in the best bits: http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/oct/26/student-engagement-tips

We’re now in the process of bringing together a group of creative students to help students become interested in and inspired by Student as Producer, with the aim of motivating them to constructively challenge their tutors to develop the course in a way that better aligns with the Student as Producer principles. Working throughout the year we will build awareness and create what we hope to be hundreds of conversations on campus about the exciting prospects that Student as Producer brings – starting with I’m a Producer Day towards the end of this month. Anybody interested in helping to promote Student as Producer can drop me an email to dderricott@lincoln.ac.uk

Some related Twitter folk you might enjoy:
@studentproducer – Student as Producer’s Official Twitter Feed
@mikeneary – Professor Mike Neary, Project Director
@wezwells – Wez Wells, my partner in crime on this work
@GdnHigherEd – The Guardian’s Higher Education Network
and of course if you aren’t already: @danderricott