NBS

Development day

Prof Alejandro Armellini

Institute of L&T in HE

Structure

• Part 1: Northampton’s strategic commitment

in learning and teaching

• Part 2: Northampton 2013-2020

• Part 3: Discussion

Strategic commitment to scaling up:

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• Re-design for online and blended provision

• CPD and accreditation: formal staff dev

opportunities for all

• Openness

The L&T Plan

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• Intellectual capital

• Student experience

• Enhancement and innovation in L&T

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Th

e L

&T

Pla

n

Needs

How can I develop a course that meets students’ needs?

I want to be a better teacher

I need to develop my skills for online and distance learning – Help!

I need to improve student retention. How can I help my students?

Why waste time on writing feedback? Students don’t read it!

My teaching is in a rut – What new ideas could make it more exciting?

I need to get professional recognition as a HE Teacher – what do I do?

I would like to gain academic credit for this training – is this possible?

NILE design targets

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Level Focus Key features

Foundation Delivery Absolute minimum expected

Course information, handbook and guides

Learning materials

Intermediate

Essential in all

blended courses

Participation In addition to ‘Delivery’:

Online participation designed into the course.

Tasks provide meaningful formative scaffold.

Online participation encouraged and moderated, but not essential to

achieve learning outcomes.

Advanced

Essential in all online

courses

Collaboration In addition to ‘Delivery’:

Regular learner input designed into course & essential throughout.

Online tasks provide meaningful scaffold to formative and

summative assessment.

Collaborative knowledge construction central to a productive

learning environment.

Effective course design…

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• Is team-based

• Focuses on the different types of interaction

• Is not obsessed with content

• Offers low cost but high value

• Requires digital literacy skills

• Must be innovative, participative and fun

Practical

Courses (‘New

Teacher’)

< Level

7

Practical

Interventions

: Excellence

and

innovation in

L&T

(new and

existing staff)

< Level 7

L&T

Leader-

ship, HE

Policy, Research

Supervisio

n etc.

Level 7

EdD

modules

Level 8

Associate

Fellow

Fellow

Senior

Fellow

20 Credits PGCTHE

60 credits

Masters

180 credits EdD

Peer Review

Mentoring

Scholarship

Level 7 Level 8 Level 7 Level 7

Qualifications

Associate Prof Development Scheme

Purpose: to provide a supported development

pathway for academic staff to gain a full

professorial role and title

Open Northampton

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Aim

To put Northampton on the global OER-OEP

map within 24 months.

Shift to…

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• Appropriate ‘blends’

• Openness

• Flexibility

• Mobility

Knowledge and learning as open, mobile,

connected and scalable

The learning and teaching landscape

Composition and demographics of the student

population

10500

1500

500

2000

1000 500

Face-to-face students

Dual-mode students

Online students

Students taught byflying faculty

Work & practice-basedstudents

Other

2013

2020

6000

6000

6000

500 1000

500

Face-to-face students

Dual-mode students

Online students

Students taught byflying faculty

Work & practice-basedstudents

Other

What will change with Waterside?

• Less physical space

+ global competition for diverse and

demanding students

+ innovation

= critical need to change the way we go about

our business

Prof A Armellini,

4 July 2013