Programme structure

This course is designed for participants to gain a rich understanding of how to develop staff-student and student-student educational relationships as the foundation of their practice. Participants will explore their identity as a teacher in relation to key theories and evidence-based approaches to teaching, such as: active learning; reflective practice; student engagement; and co-creation. There will also be opportunities to explore the key role of dialogic approaches to assessment and feedback in building meaningful student-staff relationships.

Participants will develop understandings of the link between building positive educational relationships and supporting inclusive learning communities. They will be provided opportunities to explore cutting-edge developments in HE inclusive practice, including developing anti-racist pedagogy. Participants will have the opportunity to experience peer observation of teaching, which will provide feedback on their teaching practice. Participants will then be supported in reflecting on how the feedback from the peer observation of teaching, as well as ideas and examples from the course, can be applied to their own context to enhance their practice.

Further information about Becoming an engaging teacher

In this course we will provide a broad introduction to designing curricula and learning environments in higher education. We will begin by considering the basics of course and programme design, including University approval processes. We will discuss broad conceptualisations of curriculum, to include all aspects of the student learning experience. We will invite participants critically to consider space, place and time in learning and the implications of post-digital and hybrid approaches. Important through-lines for the course are inclusive design and education for sustainability.

Further information about Designing curricula and learning environments

The aim of the course is to allow students to design and implement an in-depth learning project into a topical issue of their choice in academic practice. The course will allow students to develop their educational research and design skills, produce writing and outputs appropriate to their project and engage in academic debate that is useful and relevant to their roles.

While the topic will be the students’ choice, it is envisaged that they will include topics relevant to their School’s Learning and Teaching Strategy, to wider University strategy, mission, policy and objective, as well as emerging issues in the higher education sector.

Further information about Emerging issues in academic practice