This document outlines Northampton's strategic commitment to learning and teaching from 2013-2020, including scaling up online and blended provision, continuing professional development, and openness. It discusses the university's Learning and Teaching Plan to develop intellectual capital, improve the student experience, and foster enhancement and innovation. The document also provides an overview of the Northampton Institute for Learning and Teaching's design targets for online courses and lists common staff needs that training programs can address. It proposes a qualifications framework and associate professor development scheme and discusses the university's goal to make its open educational resources globally recognized within 24 months. Finally, the document compares the university's expected student composition and space needs in 2013 versus 2020.

1. NBS
Development day
Prof Alejandro Armellini
Institute of L&T in HE

2. Structure
• Part 1: Northampton’s strategic commitment
in learning and teaching
• Part 2: Northampton 2013-2020
• Part 3: Discussion

3. Strategic commitment to scaling up:
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• Re-design for online and blended provision
• CPD and accreditation: formal staff dev
opportunities for all
• Openness

4. The L&T Plan
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• Intellectual capital
• Student experience
• Enhancement and innovation in L&T

5. 5
TheL&TPlan

6. Needs
How can I develop a course that meets students’ needs?
I want to be a better teacher
I need to develop my skills for online and distance learning – Help!
I need to improve student retention. How can I help my students?
Why waste time on writing feedback? Students don’t read it!
My teaching is in a rut – What new ideas could make it more exciting?
I need to get professional recognition as a HE Teacher – what do I do?
I would like to gain academic credit for this training – is this possible?

8. NILE design targets
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Level Focus Key features
Foundation Delivery  Absolute minimum expected
 Course information, handbook and guides
 Learning materials
Intermediate
Essential in all
blended courses
Participation In addition to ‘Delivery’:
 Online participation designed into the course.
 Tasks provide meaningful formative scaffold.
 Online participation encouraged and moderated, but not essential to
achieve learning outcomes.
Advanced
Essential in all online
courses
Collaboration In addition to ‘Delivery’:
 Regular learner input designed into course & essential throughout.
 Online tasks provide meaningful scaffold to formative and
summative assessment.
 Collaborative knowledge construction central to a productive
learning environment.

9. Effective course design…
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• Is team-based
• Focuses on the different types of interaction
• Is not obsessed with content
• Offers low cost but high value
• Requires digital literacy skills
• Must be innovative, participative and fun

10. Practical
Courses
(‘New
Teacher’)
< Level
7
Practical
Interventions
: Excellence
and
innovation in
L&T
(new and
existing staff)
< Level 7
L&T
Leader-
ship, HE
Policy,
Research
Supervisio
n etc.
Level 7
EdD
modules
Level 8
Associate
Fellow
Fellow
Senior
Fellow
20 Credits
PGCTHE
60 credits
Masters
180 credits
EdD
Peer Review
Mentoring
Scholarship
Level 7 Level 8Level 7Level 7
Qualifications

11. Associate Prof Development Scheme
Purpose: to provide a supported development
pathway for academic staff to gain a full
professorial role and title

12. Open Northampton
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Aim
To put Northampton on the global OER-OEP
map within 24 months.

14. Shift to…
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• Appropriate ‘blends’
• Openness
• Flexibility
• Mobility
Knowledge and learning as open, mobile,
connected and scalable

15. The learning and teaching landscape
Composition and demographics of the student
population

16. 10500
1500
500
2000
1000
500
Face-to-face students
Dual-mode students
Online students
Students taught by
flying faculty
Work & practice-based
students
Other
2013

17. 2020
6000
6000
6000
500
1000
500
Face-to-face students
Dual-mode students
Online students
Students taught by
flying faculty
Work & practice-based
students
Other

18. What will change with Waterside?
• Less physical space
+ global competition for diverse and
demanding students
+ innovation
= critical need to change the way we go about
our business

19. Prof A Armellini,
4 July 2013