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Slides from a short presentation given by Claire Eustance from the University of Greenwich on a resource for realising inclusive curriculum design and delivery.Presentation given at the Open University hosted workshop 'Curriculum Design - Opening up the Game'.http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/6389
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“Snakes” and “Ladders” Interactive Workshop:
A resource for realising inclusive curriculum design and delivery
Claire Eustance, UG Flex Project
“Snakes” and “Ladders” Drivers
Effective curriculum design; Cross-institutional collaboration & responsibility; Sharing of experience, effective practice &
innovation in curriculum design and wider student experience;
Embedding enhancements and policy: Greenwich Graduate and New Students’ “Entitlement”;
Interactive approach to staff development.
Development of the workshop:
An institutional journey involving multiple stakeholders drawn from across the academic and student support and professional services spectrum.
“Snakes” and “Ladders”
SnakesOBSTACLES students face to
success and progression:
o obstacles to integration
o obstacles to engagement
LaddersSTRATEGIES for retention,
progression and successSpecific, concrete examples of:o Enablers & Interventions
RETENTION & TRANSITION ACTIVITY:i. Map the obstacles students face (the "SNAKES”) onto the academic year (15 mins)ii. Map the enabling interventions that work (the “LADDERS”) onto the academic year (15 mins)iii. Reflection / Group discussion: identify a ‘top’ obstacle and the intervention/s to address it to share. (10 mins)
Sally Alsford [email protected] Eustance [email protected]
• Bowl, M (2003), Non-Traditional Entrants to Higher Education, London : Trentham Books• Cook, A, Rushton B (2008) Student Transition: Practices and Policies to Promote Retention. The STAR
Project, University of Ulster. SEDA Paper 121 • Lowe, H. and Cook, A. (2003) Mind the Gap: Are Students Prepared for Higher Education? Journal of
Further and Higher Education, 27(1), pp.53-76.• Tinto, V (19932), Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition, Chicago: Univ. of Chicago • Yorke, M & Longden, B (2008), The first year experience of higher education in the UK. York: The Higher
Education Academy. Available at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/documents/resources/publications/FYEFinalReport.pdf.
• Retention & Transition resources available via email.• Short how-to guide available on JISC Design Studio now – set
of resources to follow - jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/
