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Students as Partners in Higher Education

Perspectives and Practices

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About

The purpose of this guide is to provide a practical and applied resource for instructors in higher education that focuses on Students as Partners (SaP), drawing on University of Calgary Teaching Academy members’ wisdom from research-informed practice; to reflect diverse contexts, approaches and perspectives in higher education; and, to offer recommendations, considerations and implications to others who may be interested in implementing SaP in their practice.

Sandra Abegglen | Researcher, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary 

Maryam Akhbari | Master in Visual Communication: Graphic Design, School of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University

Seth Albright | Undergraduate Student, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, and Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary 

Mayi Arcellana-Panlilio, PhD | Professor (Teaching), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary 

Barbara Brown, PhD | Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary 

Tom Burns | Associate Teaching Professor, Centre for Teaching Enhancement, London Metropolitan University 

Tracey L. Clancy, PhD | Associate Professor (Teaching) and Assistant Dean, Faculty Development, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary 

Cari Din, PhD | Associate Professor (Teaching), Faculty of Kinesiology, and Academic Director, Academic Leadership Academy, University of Calgary 

Madalyn Faunt | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Bachelor of Arts in Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Calgary 

Julia Gospodinov, RN | Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary 

Joshua Hill, PhD | Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Mount Royal University 

Sara Rodriguez Huenchullan | Guiding Mapuche Mentor 

Cheryl Jeffs, EdD | Educational Development Consultant, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary 

Sonia Kamal | Master of Planning, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary 

Emma McLaughlin | PhD Student and Sessional Instructor, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary 

Lorelli Nowell, PhD | Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary 

Shannon I. A. Parker, MN | Associate Professor (Teaching), Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary 

Amber Porter, PhD | Manager, Technology Integrated Learning, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary 

Austen Presiloski | Undergraduate Student, Department of Communication and Culture, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary 

Morgan Rogers | PhD Candidate and Sessional Instructor, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary 

Chelsea Rozanski | PhD Candidate and Sessional Instructor, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary 

Sandra Sinfield | Associate Teaching Professor, Centre for Teaching Enhancement, London Metropolitan University 

Christy Thomas, EdD | Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Ambrose University 

Kayleigh Wolfe | Undergraduate Student, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary 

This guide is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons – Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 international (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits sharing and adapting of the material, provided the original work is properly attributed (see recommended citation), any changes are clearly indicated, and the material is not used for commercial purposes. 

Recommended Citation 

Abegglen, S., Akhbari, M., Albright, S., Brown, B., Burns, T., Clancy, T. L., Din, C., Faunt, M., Gospodinov, J., Hill, J., Huenchullan, S. R., Kamal, S., McLaughlin, E., Nowell, L., Parker, S. I. A., Porter, A., Presiloski, A., Rozanski, C., Sinfield, S., Thomas, C., & Wolfe, K. (2024). Students as Partners in Higher Education: Perspectives and Practices (M. Arcellana-Panlilio & C. Jeffs, Eds.). University of Calgary, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning Guide Series. https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43123