{"id":649,"date":"2019-12-05T12:51:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T12:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/digitaleducation\/?p=649"},"modified":"2022-03-15T12:25:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:25:07","slug":"from-conception-to-completion-the-digital-education-student-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/digitaleducation\/from-conception-to-completion-the-digital-education-student-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"From Conception to Completion: The Digital Education Student Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recall leaving University\u00a0in 2010<\/span>\u00a0and being faced with nearly one year of unemployment. The fact I had a good 2:1 in BSc Applied Psychology and Sociology\u00a0<\/span>and experience\u00a0<\/span>on a placement year\u00a0<\/span>was clearly not enough<\/span>, particularly\u00a0<\/span>as I graduated soon after the global financial crash.\u00a0<\/span>After meeting numerous recruitment agencies, sending my CV\u2019s to what felt like hundreds of companies and\u00a0<\/span>applying to various jobs, I finally realised that I did not know how to properly complete application forms, and I did not have enough recent work experience<\/span>\u00a0for my CV to make an impact<\/span>. I was one of many recent graduates that just could not get to the interview stage of a job, yet alone a job. What made my experience slightly more frustrating was that many of my friends who chose to go straight to work, rather than to Universities, were in\u00a0<\/span>greater<\/span>\u00a0demand than I was. What set us apart, was that they had gained a few more years working experience, and they knew how to sell themselves to\u00a0<\/span>potential\u00a0<\/span>employers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fast forward 8 years, working as the Centre Manager for the\u00a0Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at King\u2019s College London, and tasked with trying to get more students engaged with shaping their digital education learning experience, I wanted to try something different. It was a recurring theme that students were not engaged with Digital Education at King\u2019s. This proved to be problematic considering that a lot of Digital Education initiatives were aimed towards improving the student learning experience. So why did students appear to be disengaged? The answer to this was due to various reasons. However, a lack of opportunity to get involved in a meaningful way that was mutually beneficial to both staff and students proved to be one reason. I wanted students to gain some employability skills and meaningful experience that were transferable to the work environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This digital education student committee was developed to do just that.\u00a0It\u00a0<\/span>aimed to support\u00a0<\/span>the below strategic goals of the\u00a0<\/span>2017-2022 King\u2019s Education Strategy\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n