2. Developing and Supporting the Curriculum Staff and the Curriculum: Challenges and Changes James Moir University of Abertay Dundee

3. A Changing Local and Global Environment Staff and the Curriculum What are the implications for staff in Scottish higher education in light of the changing local and global environment in which the sector operates?

4. Part 1: Challenges Staff and the Curriculum

5. The changing nature of higher education How is the increasing role played by technology challenging traditional notions of the academic-as- artisan in higher education? Staff and the Curriculum

6. The Globalised Higher Education Market What are the challenges posed by an increasingly globalised higher education market and the implications for student recruitment and competitiveness? Staff and the Curriculum

7. Internationalisation and the Curriculum What challenges are posed by the drive to internationalise curricula and promote intercultural competence? Staff and the Curriculum

8. Increasing Diversity of Students How is the increasing diversity of learners impacting on the organisational culture of higher education? Staff and the Curriculum

9. Curriculum for Excellence How will the introduction of Curriculum for Excellence and the move towards more integrated, learner-focused approaches to the curriculum impact upon higher education? Staff and the Curriculum

10. Part 2: Changes Staff and the Curriculum

11. Engaging with Interactive Learning Increased staff engagement with developing online and interactive learning that maximises personalised learning. Staff and the Curriculum

12. Classrooms and the Physical Learning Environment In a world of online interactive learning there is a need to rethink the nature of, and learning objectives associated with, physical learning spaces. Staff and the Curriculum

13. Staff Team Working Academic, technical, administrative and support staff will need to work together in a more coordinated fashion in order to enhance curricular development and support. Staff and the Curriculum

14. Enhancement Themes website: www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk Image Acknowledgement: Quality Assurance Agency and Enhancement Themes Websites The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Registered charity numbers 1062746 and SC037786