1. Workshop record and action plan
for Enhancements in Flexible Curricula

2. Action plan for enhancements
In flexible curricula
Contents
1 SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................3
2 BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT.......................................................................................................4
3 CHANGING DRIVERS AND NEEDS..................................................................................................5
3.1 WORKSHOP OUTCOMES....................................................................................................................................5
3.2 CONCLUSIONS AND PRIORITIES............................................................................................................................5
4 ENHANCING PRACTICE..................................................................................................................6
4.1 CONCLUSIONS AND PRIORITIES............................................................................................................................6
4.2 ENHANCEMENTS, ACTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND TIME-SCALE..................................................................................6
4.2.1 External engagement and partnerships..................................................................................................7
4.2.2 Anytime, anywhere learning...................................................................................................................8
4.2.3 Entry, transition, progression and exit.................................................................................................10
4.2.4 Learning model, personalisation & learner engagement....................................................................12
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Summary
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Background and context
<Write briefly on the background and context of the exercise to explore flexible curricula>
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3.1
Changing drivers and needs
Workshop outcomes
<Record the outcomes of the workshop to explore changing drivers and needs for flexible curricula>
Dimension
Details & commentary
Student needs and
expectations
Key Government drivers
Key institutional drivers, goals
and priorities
Globalisation &
internationalisation
Employer and employer body
needs & expectations
Changes in what and how we
teach
Recruitment and retention
3.2
Conclusions and priorities
<Briefly describe the key conclusions and priorities in respect of changing drivers and needs for flexible
curricula>
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Enhancing practice
4.1
Conclusions and priorities
<Briefly describe the key conclusions and priorities for enhancing practice in flexible curricula and how these
address changing drivers and needs>
4.2
Enhancements, actions, responsibilities and time-scale
<In the following four sections, describe the enhancement, actions, responsibilities and time-scale>
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4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.4
External engagement and partnerships
Anytime, anywhere learning
Entry, transition, progression and exit
Learning model, personalisation & learner engagement
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4.2.1
External engagement and partnerships
Practice point
Enhancement details
Priority
Actions & responsibilities
Time-scale
Engage employers with
design and delivery.
Align curricula with
employer and learner
needs.
Align curricula with
sector/employer body
needs and initiatives.
Align curricula with
professional, regional,
national, sector,
international standards
and changing contexts.
Engage other educational
providers & stakeholders
with curricula design and
delivery.
Other
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4.2.2
Anytime, anywhere learning
Practice point
Enhancement details
Priority
Actions & responsibilities
Time-scale
Ensure minimum
equitable off-campus
access to technologies for
all learners.
Provide access to a broad
range of on-campus
technology enhanced
learning tools for learners
and staff.
Design curricula with a
significant focus on
technology-enhanced
learning (TEL).
Design curricula
specifically to exploit
mobile technologies such
as Tablets, SmartPhones,
e-book readers, and
multimedia devices.
Ensure a high degree of
digital literacy (DL)
amongst learners.
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Practice point
Enhancement details
Priority
Actions & responsibilities
Time-scale
Provide 24-hour access to
information, learning
resources and support.
Provide flexible access to
tutors, peers, mentors,
experts, assessors and
other relevant
stakeholders involved
with curricula delivery.
Provide specific learner
guidance and support for
flexible learning.
Other
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4.2.3
Entry, transition, progression and exit
Practice point
Enhancement details
Priority
Actions & responsibilities
Time-scale
Provide flexible learning
pathways including
options for negotiated
curricula.
Provide flexible learning
pathways including
options for negotiated
curricula - additional
considerations relating to
work-based learning
contexts.
Provide flexibility in
programme timing &
progression.
Provide flexible learning
pathways through RPL
(Recognition of Prior
Learning), articulation
and credit transfer.
Provide pre-entry
information and
guidance.
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Practice point
Enhancement details
Priority
Actions & responsibilities
Time-scale
Provide pre-entry
support.
Provide integrated
flexible induction.
Provide effective support
for learner progression
and retention.
Develop graduate
attributes and
employability skills to
prepare learners for
working and learning in
employment.
Other
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4.2.4
Learning model, personalisation & learner engagement
Practice point
Enhancement details
Priority
Actions & responsibilities
Time-scale
Provide flexibility in
campus-based teaching
via technology-enhanced
learning (TEL) techniques.
Personalise learning
activities with an aim to
create autonomous selfdirected learners.
Design social & informal
learning activities which
exploit online media and
support a range of
pedagogies.
Adopt open approaches
to exploit the knowledge
and experience of others
and facilitate learner
choice.
Design curricula to
emphasise assessment
for learning to develop
learners capable of selfreview.
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In flexible curricula
Practice point
Enhancement details
Priority
Actions & responsibilities
Time-scale
Continually engage in
educational innovation,
change and research in
flexible curricula as part
of quality enhancement
and assurance.
Adopt flexible,
transparent and businesslike approaches to
programme design,
development, review and
validation.
Implement protocols of
engagement for learners
and tutors to ensure
compliance with all
relevant laws, codes and
policies.
Other
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