Curricula development

Advice on shaping the focus and content of university programmes to ensure they deliver what students and employers need. These resources look at how to embed the most sought-after graduate attributes and future skills into university curricula; how to adapt course content to a future shaped by AI; how to weave the Sustainable Development Goals into existing programmes and what effective decolonisation looks like. 

By Eliza.Compton , 16 September, 2022

Blocks for building a stronger student community

Pyramid of people-shaped blocks
Block teaching can help rapidly establish bonds among students, and with their lecturers, which in turn maximises learning potential. Here, Sarah Jones offers insights from the 50-year history of block scheduling
By Miranda Prynne , 15 August, 2022

Threshold concepts: what they are and how they help students learn

Image of builders laying foundations
Threshold concepts are themes that underpin an academic discipline and can provide a framework for students to build knowledge. But teachers must be mindful of students’ capacity to understand them, as Becky Lewis explains
Reading time
4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 11 August, 2022

Is it possible to decolonise the business curriculum?

Black female student takes notes
Untangling business studies from the discipline’s imperial origins might seem an insurmountable task, but it’s up to university leaders to take the lead on this complex challenge, reflects Bobby Banerjee
By Eliza.Compton , 10 August, 2022

Rhythm of a class: lesson-planning and assessment in block teaching

Metronome
Block scheduling rethinks curriculum design, lesson-planning, assessment and feedback. Tom Clark outlines how this shift, as well as blended learning resources, helped Victoria University meet students’ need for clear and reliable rhythms of study
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 20 July, 2022

Campus webinar: Decolonising the curriculum

THE Campus webinar graphic
A panel of academics from Campus+ institutions in the UK and Australia discuss the what, why and how of decolonising the curriculum
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60minutes
By Miranda Prynne , 7 July, 2022

Foundations to lay when teaching computational and data skills

Image showing data processing and analytics
Traditional teaching in data analysis focuses on statistics and visualisation but an emphasis on foundational data and computational skills is needed to prepare students to work with real data, explains Philip Leftwich
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3minutes
Curricula development