Development and Evaluation
Supported by CELT funding (RD22/047), engagement with and students’ experiences of the Learning Hubs were evaluated through interviews, focus group workshops and questionnaires. Students perceived the Learning Hub activities as useful, with interactive elements seen as helpful in building and retaining skills. Finding time to complete the activities was identified as the main challenge, thus weekly reminders and explicit links to module assessments were perceived as facilitating engagement.
Students perceived the Learning Hub activities as useful, with interactive elements seen as helpful in building and retaining skills. Finding time to complete the activities was identified as the main challenge, thus weekly reminders and explicit links to module assessments were perceived as facilitating engagement.
Key evaluation results
- Activities are useful
- Interactivity helps build/retain skills
- Weekly reminders in modules increase engagement
Feedback
"Surprising topics, like enhance creativity or setting goals for the year. It was interesting and I liked to work about a mix of formal and less formal topics." (L4 Ques)
"I really love the fact you get stickers at the end, probably the child in me!" (L4 Int)
"Reminders in the module guide for each week, with a link to learning hubs, is really beneficial." (L4 Int)
- Finding the time
Feedback
"Block is overwhelming and there is no time to do extra things" (L5 Int)
- Explicit link to module learning/assessment needed
Feedback
"If it had an influence or weighting on the final mark, perhaps? I feel some students may not feel they are essential, so focus their time on other parts of the module, without realising the benefits the learning hubs can offer." (L4 Int)
"Flowing. Let's make it flow better. Make more connections with what we are learning." (L5 Int)