Title: Higher Education Academy Summit Programme: Developing Inclusive Learning and Teaching Startup meetin
1Higher Education Academy Summit Programme
Developing Inclusive Learning and
TeachingStart-up meeting27th March 2009
2Aims of the Programme
- The programme offers a facilitative framework to
support you in developing and embedding inclusive
learning and teaching practices. - It aims to create a space for you to focus on,
and exchange ideas about, the development and
implementation of inclusive practices.
3Key Principles
- The programme has been designed
- around the key principles of
- evidence-informed development of inclusive
learning and teaching - the embedding of change within your institution
- reflection on your process and lessons learned
- dissemination of learning across the HE sector.
4Purpose of the Programme
- The programme offers you an opportunity to
- Propose, plan and implement change
- Work as a team
- Share and learn from other institutions
- Gain access to relevant research evidence, tools
and resources - Evaluate impact/effectiveness.
5Key Learning Points
- Identify shared vision of inclusive practices
- Build an evidence-base
- Take a systematic and holistic approach
- Be proactive
- Ensure senior management commitment and
engagement - Engaging internal stakeholders
- Open up channels of communication
6Sustainable change in HE
- Institutions instigated several changes in
developing and embedding inclusive policy and
practice. - These changes fitted into two broad categories
- Institutional - policy, structures, processes,
environmental - Individual - attitudes, behaviour and practice.
- HEIs found it necessary to instigate changes in
both categories to maximise impact and
sustainability.
May and Bridger, 2008
7Aims of the Day
- To develop shared understandings of the summit
programme process. - To enhance an understanding of inclusive learning
and teaching. - To enable teams to situate your work in the
context of each others activity, wider activity
in the sector and research evidence. - To develop a vision statement for change.
- To promote inter-institutional networking and
support.
8Cross-team Networking
- To share your thinking with other teams about
- Why your institution chose to participate in the
summit - Your institutional strengths
- Your specific challenge(s).
9Inclusive Learning and Teaching
- What do we mean by inclusive learning and
teaching? - What is good practice?
- How do we want our institutions to change?
10Theory of Change
- Locates work in the literature and existing good
practice - Identifies 3 inter-connected layers
- Essential elements of inclusive learning and
teaching - Influential factors
- Examples of effective practice
- Summarised visually
11Essential Elements of Inclusive Learning and
Teaching
12Widening Participation Research Service (WPRS)
The WPRS aims to support all staff in Higher
Education with a widening Participation and
inclusivity remit. It promotes engagement with
research, evidence and practical experience to
support the embedding of diversity and
inclusivity throughout the student lifecycle.
www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/institutions/wp/wprs
13WPRS Services
- Organisation Directory details national and
international organisations relevant to WP,
student diversity, access and success. - Literature database includes journal articles,
research and evaluation reports, case studies
etc. - Directory of practice provides details of
practical interventions about access to and
success in HE. - Research syntheses draw together and summarises
significant research, identifies key themes,
explores implications for stakeholders, provides
bibliographical info. etc. Current topics
include student retention and success, vocational
learners and mature learners.
14Mapping Inclusive Learning and Teaching
- Select a host for the table
- For the theme you have been allocated, identify
influential factors and examples of effective
inclusive practices you know of or are currently
using in your institution. - When asked to move, the host should remain with
the table. - On new table, summarise existing thinking, add
to and develop map. -
15Team Work Developing a Shared Vision
- Work in you teams to prepare a vision statement
- Definition of inclusive L T
- Broad focus of work
- Types of changes
- Drivers
- Stakeholders
- Effectiveness
- Template
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16Mapping Inclusive Learning and Teaching
- Select a host for the table
- For the theme you have been allocated, record the
inclusive practices you know of or are currently
using in your institution - When asked to move, the host should remain with
the table. -
17Sharing Ideas with others
- Share your ideas with other teams as to
- What you mean by inclusive learning and teaching
- How you plan to move forward
- How you plan to engage your team/staff/students
- What evidence you may draw upon in the process
- How you might overcome some of the challenges
- How you plan to assess your achievements.
18Next steps
19Next Steps
- Before residential - update your team and jointly
complete your vision statement by 8th May. Scope
feasibility of proposed changes with key
stakeholders across your institution. - After residential - finalise and submit your
action plans - Autumn term - implement action plans
- By 26 Feb 2010 - reflect on progress and submit
reflective paper.
20Dates for your diary
- Residential 9-10 June 2009
- Progress meeting 2 December 2009, Academy York
- Reflective paper to be submitted by 26 February
2010 - Research Seminar Series 2009 http//www.heacademy
.ac.uk/ourwork/learning/national_research_seminar
21Contact Details
- Helen May, Senior adviser
- helen.may_at_heacademy.ac.uk
- Liz Thomas, Senior adviser
- Liz.thomas_at_heacademy.ac.uk
- Kit Fan, Project co-ordinator
- Kit.fan_at_heacademy.ac.uk
- Abigail Campbell, Project officer
- Abigail.Campbell_at_heacademy.ac.uk