Dr Mark Allinson, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor, Teaching and Learning, University of Bristol. Many universities have considered restructuring their academic years, from a variety of motivations. […]
Author: bch206
Curriculum Change: Addressing the challenge of ‘community’ buy-in
Dr. Hannah Bargawi, Director of Global Learning and Teaching and Reader in Economics and Dr. Carlo Bonura, Reader in Politics and International Relations at SOAS […]
A seat at the table: An educational developer’s perspective on curriculum transformation
Dr Nina Brooke, University of Reading. Wholescale approaches to curriculum transformation are gathering momentum across the sector to improve the student experience and increase efficiencies. […]
Curriculum Transformation at The University of Exeter: supporting implementation.
Beth Curtis and Hannah Petrie, Portfolio Officers, University of Exeter In this blog, Beth and Hannah share how they supported curriculum transformation at the University […]
How the University of Salford is embarking on its inclusive curriculum transformation.
Professor Jess Power, Director of Learning and Teaching, Davina Whitnall Academic Development Lead and Professor Vish Maheshwari Associate Dean Academic – Student Experience, University of […]
Embedding skills to thrive: A new skills framework at the University of Exeter.
How the University of Exeter is embedding skills development into its new curriculum. Professor Nicky Thomas, Associate Professor of Accounting and Tax Education and Emma […]
Curriculum Transformation at the University of Exeter: Reimagining Higher Education
Beverley Hawkins, Dean for Taught Students, University of Exeter An ambitious curriculum transformation programme at the University of Exeter is reimagining the future of undergraduate […]
Leading Curriculum Change: Case, Community, Communication
Professor Elizabeth McCrum explains three aspects of leading curriculum change that helped progress the University of Reading’s Portfolio Review. The Case for Change In leading […]
Shaping the Future: Creating Newcastle’s Education for Life Skills and Attributes
Dr Alison Williams and Michelle Black, Leading Edge Curriculum Leads What does it truly mean to prepare students for life beyond university? At Newcastle University, […]
Staging Curriculum Change at the University of Reading
The story of curriculum transformation at the University of Reading began in 2020 in the wake of Covid. We knew that we were going to emerge from lockdown in to a very different context for HE. Our primary goal was to enhance student experience; tackling long-standing systemic issues raised by students- like the volume and distribution of their assessment. Even before the current financial pressures facing the sector it was clear that depreciation in the value of the tuition fee meant that we also had to look carefully at what we were doing with the resource we had.