W W E L C O M E T O U C A Kristy Widdicombe Head of Learning Enhancement & Support kwiddicombe@ucreative.ac.uk
W E L C O M E T O U C A 6,000 students 120 creative courses 163 established staff in LSS 272,000 books & exhibit. cats 700 print & 11,400 e-journals 5,800 television broadcasts via eStream 2,400 images via imageBank 27,000 DVDs, videos, blu-rays, digital games
Learning Enhancement & Support W Learning Enhancement & Support Enabling student success @ UCA
What’s our story? Medical to social model of disability Curriculum facing & anticipatory Support to enhancement Modified to Inclusive Provision Criticality / impact A. Howard-Graham BA (Hons) Textiles UCA Farnham
What’s our story? “ To work in partnership with the Schools to enhance learning, teaching and research, developing new approaches to curriculum design and delivery which embrace inclusivity, utilise technology, embed employability and promote academic and information literacy ” “We aim to nurture creative talent and academic ability and to ensure that students are supported throughout their time at UCA and beyond into the world of work or further study.”
Cross campus consultants: Canterbury Rochester Cross campus consultants: John Language & Learning Development Sharon Disability & Specific Learning Differences Paula Careers & Employability Guy Information Literacies Epsom Farnham
Multi-disciplinary campus teams Careers & Employability Advisers Canterbury Rochester Multi-disciplinary campus teams Careers & Employability Advisers Learning Development Tutors Learning & Teaching Librarians Learning Support Managers Dyslexia Advisers Sessional tutors Epsom Mention key contact sheets Farnham
S t r u c t u r e J. Atkin-Marshall, M. Cristallo, C. Johnstone, S. Li, C. Machado, BA (Hons) Interior Architecture & Design UCA Canterbury Critical collaboration: a narrative account of a newly established interprofessional team (2015) [read excerpt]
Learning & Teaching Librarians Delivering workshops / 1:1s Embedding IL Researcher Development Creating online content Enhancing discovery Creating inspiring collections Role of the LTL How?.........................................
Creative Education Strategy ‘Courses use a wide variety of technologies and facilities to develop, enhance and organise learning, teaching & assessment.’ ‘The curriculum is ‘research-informed’, and research skills are taught to students to enable and inform self-directed creative practice.’ 4: Courses use a wide variety of technologies and facilities to develop, enhance and organize learning, teaching & assessment. This is enshrined in the technical, technological and library environment and via an ethos of collaboration between disciplines. 6: Research and experimentation is embedded throughout all courses. The curriculum is ‘research-informed’, and research skills are taught to students to enable and inform self-directed creative practice. https://ucalearningandteaching.wordpress.com/course-documentation/creative-arts-education-strategy/
Q U E S T I O N S A. Howard-Graham BA (Hons) Textiles UCA Farnham