Making a Success of the HEAR The Experience

Making a Success of the HEAR: The Experience of Early implementation 27 th February, University of Leicester Francine Lindley f. p. lindley@sheffield. ac. uk

Overview • Getting started • Project management • Some key successes/aspirations • Challenges 3/15/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Getting Started • Importance of taking institutional ownership • How Sheffield has embraced the HEAR • Strong support from senior management, Careers & Students’ Union • Timeliness of HEAR given fee rises and changes in HE sector – complements holistic support package & responds to student demands for recognition • Tied in with institutional learning & teaching strategy, including employability agenda & ‘Sheffield Graduate’ attributes 3/15/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Project Management • Formation of working groups (Steering, Academic, SU) • Two phases: wide consultation before technical work to… - raise awareness & secure buy-in - map & survey data availability to agree general spec for content (clarifies institutional position & remit of technical project) - identify challenges & overlaps with other projects in order to plan & prioritise responses with wider context in mind - define policy/guidance, e. g. institutional protocol for 6. 1, activity verification template • Dedicated project support - relieves burden of work for stakeholders (scheduling, recording of consultation, drafting of exemplars & reports) - facilitates 1: 1 consultation (especially helpful for 6. 1) 3/15/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Some Key Successes/Aspirations • Section 6. 1 • Collaboration with SU, Careers & buy-in from other staff • Development of communications to promote student engagement, e. g. Experience. Sheffield website • Exploring verification issues – care not to create too much work, e. g. bulk uploads • Provision of a searchable database for student activities • HEARs to be displayed through MUSE as it builds –capture information which is of interest to the student 3/15/2018 © The University of Sheffield

Challenges • Technical challenges in displaying the HEAR to students & staff • In-house student records system – but lack of resource to prioritise KIS (mandatory) & HEAR simultaneously • ‘Joined up’ approach to addressing issues results in dependencies on other projects • Resource to maintain momentum & ensure the HEAR’s potential is fulfilled • Supporting a range of staff engagement & ensuring consistency of communications • Managing student expectations & keeping students engaged over the student lifecycle • Embedding processes effectively & maintaining joined up 3/15/2018 © working. The University of Sheffield relationships

Questions? hear@sheffield. ac. uk www. sheffield. ac. uk/hear 3/15/2018 © The University of Sheffield