We know that our university offer needs to accommodate the diversity of our students. On 13th June, the Applied Learning Academic Interest Group considered what this means for developing an integrated approach to supporting applied learning and employability. We did this by generating some student archetype models and then generated a list of barriers and…
In the March meeting, the first to use the name Applied Learning Academic Interest Group, we explored the idea of Applied Learning. We built upon previous activities to share practice of authentic learning. This time using a collaborative floor-based activity, and followed by a simulation of a strategic university meeting (Ambridge University!), we elicited some of…
Members attending the Curriculum & Employability Forum in January have drawn upon the breadth of their practice and experience to create an Authentic Learning in Practice resource for this site (available under the Employability in Practice menu). An hour was set aside for the activity in which 25 academics used Herrington’s 9 Principles of Authentic…
We have added Viewpoints Curriculum Design and Refresh tools to our Enhancing Practice page. These tools are helpful for course teams to refresh your thinking about developing your teaching for employability.