For those of you who have started to set up your shadowing arrangements, I have attached a document that outlines how to get started and some of the key things to think about. You might also find it useful to share when you start to let people know that you are going to be shadowed.
If anything isn’t clear, or you have a further question, then please comment below, or contact me (ellie.clewlow@ncl.ac.uk).
Link to: shadowing – participant guidance
Welcome to the group blog for Newcastle University’s Student Shadowing Project.
What is the student shadowing project?
It’s a collaborative project between Newcastle University and Newcastle University Students’ Union to provide a two-way experience enabling staff to learn about the daily life of a student and students to gain an insight into the management of a large organisation.
What do we aim to get out of it?
We want to:
As a result of this experience, we hope to:
Has anyone tried this before? How do we know it will work?
Yes. Students and staff at the Universities of Bath and Exeter have tried this out. You can find out more on the Exeter project webpage (which has a link on to videos from participants) and the Bath project webpage with this news item on their Vice-Chancellor’s involvement.
So what’s next?
I’ll be posting some guidance for participants in the next few days. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, feel free to share them below (on the grounds that others will probably have a similar query) or contact me direct, ellie.clewlow@ncl.ac.uk.