The University has launched a 3 year Feedback for Learning campaign to continue to foster the excellent working partnership between students and staff and in particular to focus specific attention on enhancing academic student feedback. Student feedback in this context refers to feedback that is inherently related to and enmeshed within module and programme based practices of learning, teaching & assessment. The campaign involves collaboratively working with the NSA to help raise awareness of feedback for learning and help address the issues of concern which have been highlighted by our students. The campaign approach is enabling the University to highlight to staff and students that this is a priority issue. The campaign is supported by a Project Board sponsored by John Duffied, VP Academic, and a Project Team made up of Faculty Staff and Faculty Student officers, who are working on identifying ways in which the University can improve feedback for learning. The campaign is providing a co-ordinated approach to implementing improvements across the University, working toward achieving consistency in feedback for learning. This is being achieved through a number of interventions, for example tailored workshops for staff on Feedback for Learning, utilising the ULTAC AND FQC structures to discuss feedback and focus groups to discuss challenges with feedback. An online resource has also been developed to help students better understand what feedback is, why it is important, and what they can expect at the University: www.url.napier.ac.uk\feedbackforlearning We have a timeline of activities to keep both staff and students engaged throughout the Academic Year.
