Student Ambassadors for Learning and
Teaching (SALTs): The student perspective
Amber Mayo, SALT (Nursing and Midwifery)
What is this about?
This session will focus on real student experiences of skills
development and acquisition outside of the academic programme. As a student led
project, the SALT scheme gives students the opportunity to work with other
students from across their faculty. Encouraging creativeness,
multi-disciplinary learning, project management and team work; the SALT
initiative gives students the chance to apply the skills they have gained
through their academic study into different contexts, whilst acquiring new
abilities that are transferrable back into their studies and therefore
enhancing the learning experience.
During the session we will look at the skills acquired through this scheme and demonstrate how they make students more effective learners. We will also look at how the skills developed through a scheme such as the SALT initiative could be gained during a programme of study.
How will colleagues
benefit?
While University staff are aware of the existence of the SALT
scheme and the projects it has delivered in the past, this session will
demonstrate the personal and professional development a student experiences
whilst taking part in an extra-curricular project. This could encourage staff
to help students to develop extra skills both in the learning environment and
through outside projects such as SALT. It could also help colleagues see how
skills development could be embedded in programmes of study. Also, as this
session will be planned and delivered by students, colleagues will hear
first-hand about the skills students wish to gain throughout their studies.
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