This presentation is part of a simulation event facilitated by the Higher Education Academy. For more details of the event please see https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events-conferences/event11105. The presentation is accompanied by a blog post which can be accessed via http://bit.ly/1KiIu1v

1. Futura University 11 June 2015
Dear colleague
On behalf of the Governing Body of Futura University, I am pleased to offer you an
appointment as a lecturer at the University starting on 11 June 2020.
Given your prior experience of developing innovative approaches to learning and teaching,
you have been selected for this exciting opportunity to be a pioneer to develop enhanced
learning and teaching in your faculty/service for the benefit of students at this new University.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your appointment and hope you
have a rewarding workshop experience collaborating and learning with other new members
of the University staff.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Stephen Bulman
Pro Vice Chancellor Learning andTeaching
On behalf of theVice Chancellor of Futura University

2. Designing the future of
learning and teaching
Futura University’s learning
and teaching strategy,
and your new role
Dr Stephen Bulman, PVC Learning & Teaching

3. Futura’s vision
To be a university with world-
leading pedagogy that inspires
and leads its students to
sector-best levels of learning
gain.

4. What makes us different?
 A new start
 Planning from the ground up – staff, facilities,
curricula, teaching & learning spaces,
resources, delivery modes…
 A chance to learn from the mistakes of others!
 A commitment to cutting edge
experiences and outcomes
 Futura will be defined by world-leading
pedagogy and commitment to results

5. The new realities – 2020 context
 Greater competition for students
 Reform of fees and loans
 Teaching Excellence Framework

6. Key themes in Futura’s T & L
Strategy
 Focus on ‘what works’ – empirical data, often from
analytics, will determine what pedagogy we adopt
 Content mix and delivery approach will vary to
optimise student outcomes. May lead to new
interdisciplinary degrees / novel delivery approaches
 Course development / course delivery – don’t assume
the same people or both in-house
 Don’t reinvent the wheel – OER, college-in-a-box
 Blended as standard? All courses available online?

7. T & L ideas to consider
 Flipped classrooms, event based learning,
simulations.
 Personalised learning based on learning analytics?
 Coaching as well as tutoring?
 ‘How to learn’ elements in all courses?
 ‘21st century skills’ – such as adaptability, IT
proficiency, multiple language fluency, global
awareness, entrepreneurship?
 Learning through doing /real world dimension?
 International element?

8. Your proposed
innovation
Your faculty or service

9. What we need from you
 Use your vision and expertise to shape either our
portfolio of courses, our pedagogy / delivery of
content, or our student support
 Review the opportunities available to us, help us
prioritise our investments
 Think through what new technology can do for you
and your students – and what it can’t
 Develop a plan to implement your innovation

10. An 8 min. presentation outlining:
 Your new opportunity
 Summarise the opportunities that this approach provides for
learning and teaching
 The experience
 Provide a narrative of what the student experience might be like
here
 The challenges
 Outline the main challenges or problems that this approach
might involve
 Identify how you might go about managing these challenges
 Resource requirements
 E.g. people, facilities, technology, training
 How does your innovation support Futura’s vision?
 ‘To be a university with world-leading pedagogy that inspires
and leads its students to sector-best levels of learning gain.’

11. Good luck!
You have until 14:45 to explore the various learning
and teaching tools at your disposal, gather your ideas
and articulate your plan.