
Author
Tom Lowe
Centre for Student Engagement Manager
Tom Lowe is the Chair of the RAISE Network and a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education at the University of Portsmouth.
8 pieces
Newest first, since March 2019
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Helping students articulate what they’ve learned
The stakes around graduate employability have never been higher. Tom Lowe and Liz George set out how their new guide helps students navigate the pressure
With Liz George
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Why we need a new benchmark for academic representation (and how you can get involved)
Since the professionalisation of students’ unions to develop student representation and voice teams, all UK universities follow the Quality Code’s Student Engagement Theme to embed student-staff engagement in voice activ
With Ashley Storer-Smith
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What does it mean to become a student in higher education?
Great work is being done on student belonging but Ben Jackson and Tom Lowe ask if are we expecting students to develop their sense of belonging on our terms?
With Ben Jackson
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When modules become box sets
Asynchronous learning gives students the chance to treat modules like box sets, bingeing or skipping as they see fit. Tom Lowe wonders what this might mean for learning.
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A master’s degree in student engagement
Student engagement remains a major theme of focus in global higher education. There has been a continued growth in attention to discuss, research, run initiatives and create new opportunities relating to “student engagem
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Are community and Covid-19 mutually exclusive?
As universities begin to publish their press releases, statements and videos outlining how they will run in September, the majority of the content relates to how they will teach and provide services, and how students wil
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Let’s make student engagement work more inclusive
Student engagement work has come a long way since 2007, but Tania Struetzel and Tom Lowe wonder where it’s going
With Tania Struetzel
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Let’s listen to the experts in student experience
Rachel Piper and Tom Lowe highlight how universities can partner with students to improve the student experience.
With Rachel Piper