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Learning and Teaching Strategy Curriculum Review kick-off workshop Professor Alan Spivey Assistant Provost (Learning and Teaching) Agenda and event format 14.00 - Introduction and Q&A Alan Spivey L&T Assistant Provost


  1. Learning and Teaching Strategy Curriculum Review kick-off workshop Professor Alan Spivey Assistant Provost (Learning and Teaching)

  2. Agenda and event format 14.00 - Introduction and Q&A • Alan Spivey – L&T Assistant Provost • Nick Burstow – ICU Deputy President (Education) • Martyn Kingsbury – EDU Director 14.30 - Scheduled sessions with support teams 5 x 15 mins 16.00 - Support teams available for further discussion 17.00 - Close

  3. Purpose of and Priorities for Curriculum Review • Re-evaluate and thin curricula to create time and space for reflection and innovation • Design learning outcomes and assessment to shift the balance from what students need to know to what they are able to do (i.e. skills, ‘expert’ thinking, ‘synthesis’ of ideas…) • Ensure constructive alignment of assessment with intended learning outcomes • Work with students as partners to define programme structure

  4. Purpose of and Priorities for Curriculum Review • Build a modular curriculum so as to open up interdisciplinary and co-curricula learning opportunities • Provide authentic engagement with research, enterprise and society • Embed data handling, statistical literacy and communication skills as preparation for diverse future careers • Embrace diversity in the Imperial community to foster inclusivity through e.g. group work and peer-to-peer learning

  5. Purpose of and Priorities for Curriculum Review Look to the future: • Identify opportunities to promote deep disciplinary understanding by use of active learning techniques in labs, lectures and workshops • Envision where digital and on-line materials can enhance classroom learning and provide a rich and flexible blended learning experience for our students • Set the stage for evaluation of the impact of changes/innovations

  6. 11 Jan 2018 Timeline 2018-19 2017-18 2019-20 2020-21 Year 1 new UG curriculum Year 2 new UG curriculum TIME Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct 2019 2017 2018 2020 2021 14 months Programme major today changes deadline (31st Jan 2018) (31st Mar 2019)

  7. Why do this? • “The times they are a changing…” – Information revolution – Educational research in STEM – International competition – Regulatory environment – Desire to lead in education – Student expectations – It will be fun… We have the resources and the expertise, lets seize this opportunity!

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