Students as Partners

International Journal for Students as Partners (IJSaP) explores partnership practices in higher education. mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap

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In this study, faculty partnered with graduate students to co-create a new field study course. Using MURAL, a digital whiteboard, they facilitated online collaboration with visual tools such as diagrams. This process improved course design and pedagogy. doi.org/10.15173/ijsap…

Altogether 51 students and 76 staff/faculty from Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States have contributed to this issue of 260 pages.

We are delighted to let you know that the 16th Issue of the International Journal for Students as Partners is now available from mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap/issue/cu….

The 16th Issue (8.2) of the International Journal for Students as Partners is now available. mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap/issue/vi… Altogether 51 students and 76 staff/faculty from around the world contributed to this issue of 260 pages.

Read Ana García-Allén, Sari Heru, and Richard Martínez's article titled "Promoting students as partners in a pilot study involving undergraduate students and instructors in Spanish as a foreign language courses" in our latest issue of IJSaP here: doi.org/10.15173/ijsap… (3/3)

members; however, our pilot project proposed collaboration between students and instructors in the design and implementation of course activities. (2/3)

This paper explores how the student-as-partners (SaP) framework can enhance undergraduate Spanish as a foreign language flipped classroom courses and promote student engagement and satisfaction. Traditionally, higher education courses are designed and developed by faculty (1/3)

needs and found that having perspectives of both student and faculty better equipped them to generate high quality programming. Read Skipper et. al.'s in our latest issue of IJSaP here: doi.org/10.15173/ijsap… (2/2)

This case study describes a novel quality improvement initiative that sought to improve and expand peer mentorship programming within an undergraduate nursing program. Student leaders and program faculty joined forces to tailor their mentorship program to the student body's (1/2)

Read @PrepareInc 's article titled "Inspiration Strikes: Partnering with Experienced Student Consultants to Prepare to Partner with New Student Consultants" in our latest issue of IJSaP here: doi.org/10.15173/ijsap…

prepare them to partner with a group of high schools students evaluating curriculum. We learn about the impact of authenticity and transparency, the benefits of trusting students to lead, and the value of feedback gathered both formally and informally. (2/3)

This article details the journey educators take through two partnerships with the goal of increasing relevancy and making meaningful updates on a violence prevention curriculum. College students partner with Prepare Inc educators and provide guidance and encouragement to (1/3)

Read @jtneill’s case study titled "Collaborative authoring using wiki: An open education case study" in our latest issue of IJSaP here: lnkd.in/et_QH_dM (2/2)

Wikis are a wonderful way to write collaboratively with students—and can benefit the world by sharing open educational resources. This case study demonstrates use of Wikiversity with psychology students to create over 1,500 unique online chapters about motivation and emotion (½)

to enhance the learning experience of each student partner. Read Gavin Brockett’s reflective essay titled "Responsibility and privilege ina long-term faculty partnership with students" in our latest issue of IJSaP here: doi.org/10.15173/ijsap…

core of International Students Overcoming War (ISOW) requires considerable commitment and effort, but the evident results in the form of diverse student learning make it worthwhile. At the same time, I continue to learn from each partnership as I aim to apply lessons and (2/3)

I reflect on the powerful journey that results from relationship-rich teaching in the form of active partnerships with students committed to meaningful social action in the form of a student-led and student-run humanitarian initiative. The faculty-student partnership at the (1/3)

Read @nikita_kalwani 's research article titled "The power of introspection: A collaborative autoethnography reflecting on group dynamics when working with students as partners" in our latest issue of IJSaP here: doi.org/10.15173/ijsap… (3/3)

helped translate some aspects of partnership across a clear power hierarchy and the importance of active reflection and communication when working towards equitable partnerships with SaP. (2/3)

In this collaborative autoethnography, the authors examine their group dynamics in a mixed-role students-as-partners (SaP) project within the context of their inherent power dynamics, roles, and identities. The authors discuss how the in-between states of some group members (1/3)