1. 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

2. 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

3. Learning and Teaching Strategy
Implementation Update
Alan Spivey
June 2018

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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).

7. 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

8. 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…