Name of presentation 13 June 2018 1 December, 2018 Talking Teaching Dr Joanne Harris Exploring the hidden curriculum as a way to ‘getting off the carousel’ of curricular reform 13 June 2018 #TalkingTeaching

Dates for your diary 13 June 15:15 Name of presentation 1 December, 2018 Dates for your diary 13 June 15:15 18 June 13:00 CR workshop. HackEdu: putting making and invention back into education New Learning and Teaching job family promotions process briefing meeting 20 June 14:00 4 July 14:00 11 July 14:00 CR workshop. GTA support for new curricula and pedagogy CR workshop. Evaluating innovative design and the potential for pedagogic research Talking Teaching #TalkingTeaching

Learning and Teaching Strategy Implementation Update Alan Spivey June 2018

Key priorities, informed by evidence Fundamental review of our curricula and assessment Transformation of our pedagogy, making our teaching more interactive and less lecture-based Fostering an inclusive and diverse culture Developing online and digital tools which enhance our curricula, pedagogy and community

1. Progress on curricula and assessment Name of presentation 1 December, 2018 1. Progress on curricula and assessment All departments working to review curricula and assessment. Curriculum Review Teams in place & supported by Strategic Teaching Fellows. New programmes starting Oct 2019; need approval by 31st March 2019 Curriculum Review Reference Panels will offer a ‘friendly critical-eye’ to paperwork Curriculum Review Workshops – new sessions to be announced for 2018/19

2. Progress on pedagogy transformation Name of presentation 1 December, 2018 2. Progress on pedagogy transformation Funding for active learning projects to improve our teaching 16 bids now funded, across 10 College departments and all faculties and Business School Bids worth over £7M Active Learning: Making learning more engaging, challenging, authentic and satisfying; Open-ended enquiry-based labs; Innovations to help our students think like experts! (Peter LaPage e.g. American Civil War: expert cf student talk through some written artifacts) - think like experts – train to think like us! This is an opportunity not a mandate….be in the vanguard or hang back and see what happens…there IS real appetite for change around College… This new, four-part blended learning course is designed to introduce staff to the basic theories and principles underlying active learning, as well as considering practical suggestions for incorporating active learning strategies into their curriculum. Those of you at Peter Lapage’s lecture – active learning is more fun for students and Staff. (NB. Will circulate link to Panopto and slides later today).

3. Progress towards an inclusive & diverse culture Name of presentation 1 December, 2018 3. Progress towards an inclusive & diverse culture Excellence Fund for Learning and Teaching Innovation Reward, retention and recognition frameworks for teaching staff New Teaching Fellow Promotions Process – Briefings 18th June and 18th July New Imperial Student Shapers scheme launched Inclusive learning which benefits from different experiences and perspectives; celebrate diversity as an opportunity not a problem! Embedding equality, diversity and inclusivity into our community Inclusivity is more than just avoiding PP colour combinations which exclude colour-blind students! Choice of examples, topics, approach, role models Reward, Retention and Recognition – promotion and progression for Teaching Fellows (L&T Job Family); Provost Board green light to switch from Hay job level evaluation to process aligned with academic promotions via panel/peer evaluation of individual merit – to Professor of Education; Towards establishing a culture that values teaching as highly as research Nick Burstow – ICU Dep President (Education) heading up a new initiative – Student Shapers: funding for student conceived L&T projects Talking teaching events? – to build community and networks

4. Progress on online & digital Name of presentation 1 December, 2018 4. Progress on online & digital Studio and office space at Charing Cross Launched MOOCs with Coursera and EdEx Platforms Developing online Global Master of Public Health degree Headed up by Gideon Shimshon; building on experience in the BS Studio at Charing Cross with associated experimental teaching lab/classroom FoE Creative Thinking Techniques; Math for Machine Learning; FoM Blended BSc; AR and VR exploration anatomy; FoNS - Saying True Things (Ethics); Digital Maths Courses; Business School Chatbot exploration Building up capability…