Ep17: Kelly Matthews, Academic Researcher

Today my guest is Associate Professor Kelly Matthews, a teacher and Academic Researcher at The University of Queensland’s Institute for Teaching & Learning Innovation. Kelly asks: Why can’t students be more involved in curriculum and assessment decisions? In this episode we look at Students as Partners, currently a growing practice in higher education that challenges assumptions about the role of students in learning, teaching, and university decision-making. We explore the value of curiosity and asking lots of questions, as well as ideas around student-voice, collaboration, empathy, and reciprocity. Kelly also reflects on the profound impact of Hurricane Katrina on her personal and professional approach. Links: https://twitter.com/kellymatthewsuq https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1754 Five Propositions for Genuine Students as Partners Practice https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap/article/view/3315 Conceptions of Students as Partners https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s10734-018-0257-y?author_access_token=UMDvjV7tf9siteUxkJM4Jve4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY4AHWzN5--_WrW385UfVLsqF2gSHeqAJFU_pRuOT75ipVKZsFx_NxrhnM-3-a2AUf82tXMpmOJViHIVXn4pPEG2er35MjoVQLpvMHKHqO06jg%3D%3D Connecting Learning, Teaching, and Research Through Student–Staff Partnerships: Toward Universities as Egalitarian Learning Communities https://books.google.com.au/books?id=E_1QDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=Connecting+learning,+teaching,+and+research+through+student%E2%80%93staff+partnerships:+Toward+universities+as+egalitarian+learning+communities&source=bl&ots=P60lwhkYcG&sig=-qIPu-rux8YU_3ACxhoZhYFQssE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjm8sOdk-jaAhWImpQKHZBbBVcQ6AEIWDAF#v=onepage&q&f=false Writing about Learning and Teaching in Higher Education https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/books/writing-about-learning/