Abstract
Fashion metaphors are used to explore the relationship between Deakin’s ‘Students Helping Students’ strategy and its emerging ‘Students as Partners’ initiative. As the curtain is raised, the current ‘tertiary trend’ of Students as Partners is seen through a global lens. The Deakin Students Helping Students and Students as Partners collection is then paraded across the runway, at once unveiling savvy design and high-quality workmanship. A key feature of both Deakin’s Students Helping Students and Students as Partners models is that they are expressions of a community of practice approach and of social learning theory, with some variations in texture and palette. This ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ show concludes that while both looks are based on a timeless, ‘classic cut’ approach to education that engages both students and staff, each trend adds colour, interest and appeal. Fashions in education are sometimes fleeting, sometimes fun, and they are sure to invigorate, refresh and challenge.
Highlights
Over the last few seasons, Students as Partners has emerged on the global learning stage, creating statements that are both bold and beautiful
We explore what is behind this current trend as we examine Deakin’s emerging Students as Partners (SaP) initiative, Deakin’s Students Helping Students (SHS) strategy and the ‘classic cut’ of what good education is all about
We do this because we are intrigued by the reference to SaP as a new way of looking at student-staff relationships, and one which breaks down hierarchies and power structures to create a better learning environment for students
Summary
Over the last few seasons, Students as Partners has emerged on the global learning stage, creating statements that are both bold and beautiful. Deakin’s SHS strategy has been extremely successful, in large part because of the community of practice approach that underpins it This has created a living, breathing student mentoring culture at Deakin which reflects what mentoring is all about: working together, learning and sharing expertise, creating, building and growing together. SaP at Deakin aims to create a culture where these principles and values become the way we think, work, 68 | Student Success, 10(2) August 2019 relate, teach and learn, whether involved in specific SaP projects or not. It is much more than just a fashion statement!. A community of practice is a formalised group of people within a shared domain who regularly share ideas and learn from each other
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