Disability Equality Partnership

Inclusive Policy and Practice: Research Seminar Series

Learning Together to Deliver an Inclusive Curriculum

Aberystwyth July 2008

This session

An original idea by.........

• Why we wanted to do it

• Our objectives

• How we approached it

Credits

• Anne Simpson (Strathclyde University);

• Teachability Project (www.teachability.strath.ac.uk)

• All colleagues who participated

• But ESPECIALLY Graham Charters

Why bother?

• Teaching quality

• Academic reputation

• Equality

• Disability Equality Action Plan

• BECAUSE our students deserve it

Want to be a millionaire?• Small team • Buy in expertise and resources• Bid for funds• University’s Teaching and Learning

Enhancement Fund (March 2007)• Ask the audience • Supply a reference • Phone a friend

First hurdle• Money money money

• Caveat – cross faculty participation

• Caveat – pilot project

Objectives

• Increase awareness of legislative context

• Increase awareness of disabled students learning experience/process

• Increase awareness of technology

• Increase knowledge bank on inclusive teaching

• Aim for inclusive curriculum design

Focus• Academic/dept ownership• Critical BUT constructive self audit/review

of T+L practice• Evaluation of dept literature• Examination of phraseology of programme

specs and learning outcomes• Review of delivery of T+L and of

assessment

Generating Interest• Getting to know you, getting to know all

about you (July 2007)• 4 departments• We are the champions• Team work• HoD approval• Action planning

Next steps

• Using Teachability session (October 2007)

• 2 review meetings (January and April 2008)

• Support on request in between

• Use of “Teachability” materials

• And then there were two.....

Questions?