The Curriculum Transformation Project within Coventry University is almost completed for the undergraduate courses due to start in September 2023. 

To support colleagues with changes on teaching, learning and assessment as a result of the CTP,  the Academic Enhancement and Professional Development Team and the Educational Technology Team are providing a series of workshops:

04 July 2023, 10am - 11am CTP: Understanding and designing Core Assessment

04 July 2023, 1pm - 2pm CTP: Minimum expectations for synchronous online delivery

05 July 2023, 1pm - 2pm CTP: Embedding graduate attributes in teaching and learning 

05 July 2023, 1pm - 2pm CTP: How to use Engageli for online delivery

06 July 2023, 1pm - 2pm CTP: Designing Excellent AULA websites

11 July 2023, 10am - 11am CTP: Embedding graduate attributes in teaching and learning 

12 July 2023, 11am - 12pm CTP: Feedback principles and guidance

12 July 2023, 1pm - 2pm CTP: Embedding graduate attributes in teaching and learning

12 July 2023, 1pm - 2pm CTP: Understanding and designing Core Assessment

13 July 2023, 1pm - 2pm CTP: Designing Excellent AULA websites  

19 July 2023, 1pm - 2pm CTP: Embedding graduate attributes in teaching and learning 

The most recent CUFPA panel was held on Tuesday 20^th June 2023. 

32 of the applications submitted were successful, and the categories of fellowship awarded were as follows:

• Senior Fellow: 18
• Fellow: 13
• Associate Fellow: 1

Congratulations to you all on your successful completion!

We look forward to receiving applications for the November panel. Confirmation of submission dates, details and all resources to support applications can be found on the  Advance HE Recognition section of the Academic Enhancement and Professional Development (AEPD) website.  Webinars introducing the framework and the process of application are listed on the course booking system

Nano Conferences are bite-sized online events for sharing educational practices and enabling cross-faculty conversations to enhance the student learning experience.

On Wednesday 28 June, 166 attendees contributed to the most recent event, with over 500 comments and reactions posted in the chat function. For the first time the Nano Conference was available to colleagues beyond the Coventry University Group and attendees joined from Birmingham City University, University of West of England, the Indian Institute of Information Technology, and post 16 school settings with colleagues registering from Ghana, India, Malaysia, Morocco and Oman.

Nano #6  presentations explored artificial intelligence in different contexts. Recordings from this event will be added to the Nano Conferences page of the Academic Enhancement and Professional Development (AEPD) website by the end of July 2023. Further guidance for staff around artificial guidance is provided on the Teaching Knowledge Base. 

The next Nano Conference which will take place on  Wednesday 25th October 2023. Registration details and the full agenda will be shared on the Nano Conferences page ahead of semester 

The first Coventry University Group Academic Integrity Community of Practice was held on the 12^th June 2023. Organised by the Academic Integrity Steering Group and led by Irene Glendinning, Academic Integrity Lead, the event offered an opportunity for colleagues to get together, share good practice, and find out more about changes to how we operate.

The programme included a series of short presentations around support for students, assessment design, guidance about the use of artificial intelligence tools and updates to Turnitin.  Time was afforded for conversations between colleagues and input into future developments encouraged via the event padlet and evaluation form. Over 50 colleagues attended in person with a further 22 joining on-line from campuses in Scarborough, London, and Wroclaw. 

Within feedback, colleagues attending cited the structure of the event and informative content of all presentations as most helpful.  Suggestions were offered around including group discussions within further events to explore ideas shared within the presentations.

Colleagues from across Economics, Finance and Accounting came together on the 6th of June for a day of action planning. Designed and lead by Erika Hawkes with support from Tamar MacLellan and introduced by Richard Pennington, the day enabled Course Directors, Student Success Coaches, Talent Team and Registry colleagues to meet, discuss, and plan for the upcoming year.

Erika and Tamar used hands-on visual mapping techniques to enable colleagues to explore themes around student attendance, engagement, and retention leading to a deeper understanding of the rhythms of the year.  Colleagues then pinpointed specific actions and services that needed attention to support students to attend and re-engage with their studies.

Other themes explored included helping students to get the most out of project modules, communication with enrolling students, and suggestions for further student engagement with Talent Team colleagues. The day ended with a visiting presentation from Irene Glendenning on emerging guidance around students’ use of AI. The session resulted in a set of action points and next steps, which will ensure that EFA is well placed to support students to achieve and thrive in the new academic year.

Engageli has enabled several courses across Coventry University to offer active, social inclusive and applied learning experiences to our students. We have been collecting those case studies and they can be found within our website - examples include Level 4 Apprenticeship block teaching as well as Level 7 postgraduate courses. 

Brinder Rajpal and Alice Lau, Academic Developers, shared their innovative practice of using GoogleDocs to co-create and deconstruct assessment rubric in partnership with students to develop assessment literacy at the Technology Enhanced Active Learning 2023 conference hosted by University of Warwick on the 20^th June. They delivered a practical session sharing how colleagues could readily adapt such an approach in their own teaching practice.

The session generated discussion around the use of rubrics, and colleagues were enthusiastic in exploring this in their own disciplines.

If you would like to find out more about this, please do get in touch with Brinder Rajpal who will be able to share more insights.

Alice Lau, course director for the PGCert Academic Practice in Higher Education (PGCAPHE) will be leaving the University to take on a new post – Head of CPD and accredited programmes at Aston University from August. Alice joined the University in 2017, leading the PGCAPHE. She has led the course through reviews and Advance HE accreditations, including he move from a largely face to face delivery to a blended and online delivery. Alice's work in the team has had a great positive impact to both colleagues and students and we are thankful for her support and guidance over the last 6 years. We wish Alice all the best to her new role.