About the SEKE Toolkit.

Students sat around a wooden table with a green diamond shaped faux moss texture across the wall behind them. Among them is the Digital Developer for the Seke toolkit talking with the students about their co-creation roles.
SEKE

The SEKE toolkit aims to help students, university academics and external organisations to design, implement and review a successful project, giving students a rewarding and fulfilling learning experience from undertaking real-world projects.

By 'project', we mean a combination of a student or group of students and their tutor working in collaboration with an external client. Through the process of creating project outputs that are beneficial to the client, students will develop the skills, confidence, and professional attributes to succeed as graduates in the workplace. Typically, a module might run two or more SEKE projects, with students working in teams for one or more organisations.

The toolkit contains 20+ tools designed to have the broadest reach to the diverse student population in UK Higher Education, informed by the CSCB research. Tools have also been designed for academics and external organisations to provide guidance, advice and tips to support all the stages of a SEKE project and to address themes common to many disciplines and subject areas.

The University of Portsmouth led the development of the tools as part of the CSCB project. The process involved staff who SEKE modules, with input from external organisations, and significant co-creation with University of Portsmouth students who have recently completed SEKE modules. In addition, workshops were held with academics and other staff across two faculties at the University of Portsmouth - the Faculty of Business and Law, and the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries.

Meet the Team

Steering Group

Zoe Dann
Zoe Dann
Project Investigator &
Research Team Leader
Catherine McNamara
Catherine McNamara
Academic Liaison Lead
Peter Hooley
Peter Hooley
Business Liaison &
Toolkit Team Lead
Peter Wainwright
Peter Wainwright
Student Liaison Lead
Toolkit Lead Author

Researchers

Alexandra Russell
Alexandra Russell
Senior Research Fellow
Chidubem Ikeatuegwu
Chidubem Ikeatuegwu
Senior Research Fellow
Simona Panaro
Simona Panaro
Senior Research Fellow

Communications

Amy Doyle
Amy Doyle
Academic & Student Stakeholder Coordinator
Kevin Stroud
Kevin Stroud
Business Stakeholder Coordinator

Student Co-creators

Brian Clavo
Brian Clavo
Toolkit Team
Molly Hills
Molly Hills
Toolkit Team
Theo Algar
Theo Algar
Toolkit Team
Hannah Matthews
Hannah Matthews
Promotions Assistant

Developer

Anthony Harrison
Anthony Harrison
Digital Developer
Alexandra Russell
Alexandra Russell
Senior Research Fellow
Amy Doyle
Amy Doyle
Academic & Student Stakeholder Coordinator
Anthony Harrison
Anthony Harrison
Digital Developer
Aron Truss
Aron Truss
Head Programmer
Brian Clavo
Brian Clavo
Toolkit Team
Catherine McNamara
Catherine McNamara
Academic Liaison Lead
Chidubem Ikeatuegwu
Chidubem Ikeatuegwu
Senior Research Fellow
Hannah Matthews
Hannah Matthews
Promotions Assistant
Kevin Stroud
Kevin Stroud
Business Stakeholder Coordinator
Molly Hills
Molly Hills
Toolkit Team
Peter Hooley
Peter Hooley
Business Liaison &
Peter Wainwright
Peter Wainwright
Student Liaison Lead
Simona Panaro
Simona Panaro
Senior Research Fellow
Theo Algar
Theo Algar
Toolkit Team
Zoe Dann
Zoe Dann
Project Investigator &

Project Roadmap

April 2020
Confirmation of successful bid from the Office for Students and Research England

Project placed on hold due to COVID-19
June 2021
Appointment of:

Zoe Dann

Peter Hooley

Catherine Mcnamara

Peter Wainwright

First Student Stakeholder meeting

First Academic Stakeholder meeting
July 2021
Appointment of Senior Research Fellow

Appointment of Digital Developer

CSCB Team meeting - In Person - team workshop
August 2021
Senior Research Fellow appointment commenced
September 2021
Digital Developer appointment commenced

Platform evaluation for the toolkit

CSCB project logo designed

Comms plan developed

Academic Stakeholder meeting - Research team update
October 2021
CSCB Website Design commenced

Meeting with Birmingham and Keel university

Research Team complete and submit Ethical Opinion Form

Exploration of Content Management System for tools

CSCB Website Development in progress

First workshop with Student Stakeholders
November 2021
Follow up meeting with Birmingham and Keel university

CSCB Website Development - tool template

Dissemination Event Planning (session 1)

Academic Stakeholder meeting - Update form the PRactise Improvement and Toolkit team.
December 2021
Blog Page Added to Website

Projects Page added to Website

Follow up meeting with Birmingham and Keel university

Continued website development - tool template

Academic Stakeholder meeting - Update form the Research Team.

Research interviews begin
January 2022
Appointment of Simona Panaro into the role of Senior Research Fellow

Appointment of Alexandra Russell into the role of
Senior Research Fellow

Collaborative meeting with Birmingham and Keel University (3rd meeting)

Website Development - finalising tool template

Purchase of www.seketoolkit.com

Media Production - test recording of tool intro videos

Academic Stakeholder Meeting - Tool Activity development session

Dissemination Event Planning (Session 2)

February 2022
TBA

Completions of Research Interviews

Tool Testing (round 1)

Website Testing

Academic Stakehodler Meeting