{"id":863,"date":"2025-05-16T11:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/?page_id=863"},"modified":"2025-06-02T09:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T09:29:37","slug":"student-perspectives-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/awarding-gap-toolkit\/student-perspectives-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Student perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In these short videos, current students from underrepresented backgrounds speak candidly about the highs and lows of university life, and the small changes that can make a big impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <strong>Mimi<\/strong> <em>&#8220;If things are in place, so you don&#8217;t have to ask, that makes all the difference.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Student perspectives \u2013 Mimi \u2013 Life as a mature student\" width=\"1130\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_EpFCg9cMus?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/digitalpractice\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/digitalpractice\/\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Digitally enabled teaching and learning<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <strong>Aaliya<\/strong> <em>&#8220;When you cultivate a relationship between people in the class, we&#8217;re more likely to speak out, especially if we might be wrong.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Student Perspectives \u2013 Aaliya \u2013 Inclusive teaching\" width=\"1130\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FCAtMBINw_w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/cqsd\/teaching-and-learning\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/cqsd\/teaching-and-learning\"><strong>Fostering classroom interaction<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <strong>Tamara <\/strong><em>&#8220;In order for students to resonate with what they&#8217;re learning it has to be relevant and topical.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Student Perspectives \u2013 Tamara \u2013 Decolonising the Curriculum\" width=\"1130\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Ly_mdkdd84?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/diversity\/-\/media\/project\/functions\/diversity\/documents\/b30600-decolonising-the-curriculum-resource-2023-ht-v3b-screen.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/diversity\/-\/media\/project\/functions\/diversity\/documents\/b30600-decolonising-the-curriculum-resource-2023-ht-v3b-screen.pdf\">Decolonising the curriculum resources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <strong>Hibah <\/strong><em>&#8220;Your studies are supposed to come first but sometimes, we don&#8217;t have a choice.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Student perspectives \u2013 Hibah \u2013 Commuting\" width=\"1130\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4jV3c0bbSVM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/learning-capture\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/learning-capture\/\">Using learning capture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <strong>AJ <\/strong><em>&#8220;The first two years at university were difficult to navigate.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Student perspectives \u2013 AJ \u2013 Support services\" width=\"1130\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2xmVKf3f2dM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/academictutors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/08\/Signposting-for-Academic-Tutors-2023.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/academictutors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/08\/Signposting-for-Academic-Tutors-2023.pdf\">Signposting guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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