The following key information and practical guidance about learner engagement is brought to you by the Business Engagement, Skills and Employability (BESE) team.
Authentic Learning in Practice
The Hallam academic community have drawn upon their experience to share practice and propose innovation for using an authentic learning approach in practice. This matches the University’s strategic priorities for an ‘applied curriculum’ and gives us the essential idea of ‘applied learning’ as used in this resource.
Academics took part in a generative activity using Herrington’s Nine Principles for Authentic Learning as a framework (Herrington, 2009).
Applied Learning – benefits, risks and enablers – provide an applied learning approach structured according to student, academic and management perspectives
| Authentic Context What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? |
Authentic Activities What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? |
Expert Performances What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? |
| Multiple Perspectives What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? |
Collaboration What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? |
Reflection What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? |
| Articulation What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? |
Coaching & Scaffolding What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? |
Authentic Assessment What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? |
If you’d like to add to this please send your examples of your practice to teachingessentials@shu.ac.uk
Developing your Practice
Here we provide you with outcomes of past CPD activities:
Peer Conversations
Our Top Tips and FAQ pages have been designed to support peer CPD conversations. Each tip or FAQ heading proposes a discussion point that can help self-directed CPD and course team development.
Decide which headings are of most interest to you, discuss and reveal how others have responded. If you’d like to contribute to our resources, please send your suggestions to
! Teaching Essentials
Applied Learning Academic Interest Group
Sharing and developing good practice and enhancing the University’s understanding of applied learning:
- Videos of practice (November 2016)
- Frequently asked questions (December 2016)
- Supporting Students on Placement (6 April 2017)
- Conceiving the integrated curriculum (27 April 2017)
| Last updated: 19th May 2022 NB |