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Co-creating Academic Success: A Communities of Practice Approach to Inclusive Induction

  • Catherine Collin (Speaker)

Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Teaching and Research

Description

Induction is a pivotal moment for shaping early belonging and academic identity in professional programmes. Using a communities of Practice (COP) approach, a library-led induction session was redesigned into an active, whole-class, co-created 'Academic Success' session developed with a Year 1 student partner. Students first shared their early struggles and concerns, then regrouped with peers experiencing similar challenges to collaboratively explore strategies with real-time staff guidance. Drawing on data from the original Year 1 session, the redesigned Year 1 session, and Year 2 students who experienced both formats, enhanced relevance, and connection to the programme learning practices were demonstrated.
Period19 May 2026
Event titleAdvance HE Inclusive Pedagogy Symposium
Event typeConference
Degree of RecognitionNational

Keywords

  • co-creation, inclusive, communities of practice, induction