Key takeaways from Curio's live panel discussion on the 'The Future University Campus' hosted on 27th May. - The campus through the pandemic - Mixed mode - Do we need a new pedagogy? - Pedagogy and learning spaces - Implications for the campus - A new business model Click through to find out our expert panellists' insights.

1. Panel DiscussionWebinar
Thursday 27th May 2021
The Future University Campus

2. Panellists
Ian Dunn
Provost at Coventry
University
Nick Barratt
Director of Learner and
Discovery Services at the
Open University
Stefan Krummaker
Deputy Vice-Principal (Education)
and Associate Dean (Education) at
Queen Mary University of London
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3. The campus through the pandemic
• Pandemic precipitated emergency online delivery, which was quite different from how we thought
about online in the past
• Confusion of language and approaches: blended, hybrid, hyflex
• Small groups on campus where permitted, with lecturers mostly online: avoiding large groups by
design
• Opportunity to create something novel, future-focused: flexible learning spaces back on the
agenda
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4. Mixed-mode
• Default to “mixed mode” model with teaching experiences delivered in different ways
• Not true “hyflex”: too difficult to plan resource on changing student preferences
• Differential engagement: traditional lectures on campus arguably have less engagement than
many online experiences
• Student perceptions and expectations changing: survey suggesting that 25% of current students
want to continue to learn fully online
• Recognising the value of in-person face-to-face
• Issues of accessibility: equipment, study areas, educational resources
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5. Do we need a new pedagogy?
• QMUL recognises that the next few years will be a cycle of change without a fixed point
• A new pedagogy is needed to help make best use of the resources and the opportunities, in light
of shifting student perceptions and expectations and government policy short-termism
• Also a new design and development methodology. Subject matter experts working with specialist
learning designers, for online and on campus provision
• Learning design support has evolved: it was teaching people how to use an LMS, now its about
how to build active learning communities
• Workforce redesign required
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6. Pedagogy and learning spaces
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• Pedagogy should drive the space requirement: we might require fewer but better learning hours
with students
• Zoom in the room: virtual and physical attendance
• Opportunity to use peer mentoring and peer-support to scale learning experiences
• Want the flexibility, through the technology, to deliver high quality learning experiences with the
ability to adapt to different audiences on the fly
• Research insights from students are critical: we need to recognise that student have different
expectations to those we had

7. Implications for the campus
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• Rethink why we have large expensive buildings, especially when little used by academics
researching and limited use during pandemic for teaching
• Notion of the campus as a community resource: civic engagement. OU working this way in
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
• Also bringing industry onto campus to work with researchers and students
• Exploring flexible learning spaces: Coventry designing out the lecture hall, designing in adaptable
spaces and specialist units for specific functions, e.g. simulations
• Students using campus for social as well as learning: mental health considerations
• The psychology of group study remains important

8. A new business model
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• Rethinking our relationships with students: acting more like a membership society
• Experimentation in US campus with move from tuition fees to subscription model: pivot to lifelong
learning
• Move to bitesize professional development, digital badges, micro-credentials, targeted at those in
work, those retraining and those interested in entering learning again

9. We look forward to seeing you at our next webinar.
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