Join this workshop to find out what decolonizing the curriculum means and why it’s important.

Staff need(s) the workshop will address

I’ve heard this phrase ‘decolonising the curriculum’, but what does it mean and why is it important?

I’d like to understand a bit more about the challenges our black students face in their studies and to pick up some initial ideas as to changes we could make to our modules.

Who would benefit from this workshop:

All staff involved in teaching and supporting student learning.

Audience:
All Learning and Teaching Staff

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Length of Session: 1hr

To sign up to a workshop, please book through LibCal here.

How the Workshop will contribute to Learning Practice

Through this workshop you will:

Consider the meaning of the phrase ‘decolonising the curriculum’, why it is important and what challenges are involved.

Discuss with others a selection of actions that we can take to start to ‘decolonise’ the modules and courses we teach.

Identify one action that you yourself can take to make changes to your own module(s) and start to plan the steps involved.

How the Workshop will develop specific skills aligned with UKPSF

Specific skills
A4
The workshop takes a holistic view of the student learning experience, the challenges students face and starts to consider the implications for various aspects of your teaching, assessment and student support.

Core Knowledge
K3
This workshop focuses on a range of factors that disadvantage certain student groups, and explores how this impacts on their learning and their engagement in their studies.

Professional Values
V1
This workshop focuses on understanding the needs of diverse students within our university.

V2
The workshop provides an opportunity to identify and discuss changes that you yourself can make to promote equality of opportunity for learners.

How the Workshop supports Fellowship D1, D2 & D3

D1 – Associate Fellow of the HEA
Staff with at least 1 year teaching/support experience. Typically these are staff who do some teaching/student support but not as the main element of their role, such as:

  • Career researchers with some teaching responsibilities
  • Learning support, demonstrators or technicians with some teaching responsibilities
  • Staff experienced in professional areas but with a limited teaching role

D2 – Fellow of the HEA
Staff for whom teaching or learning support is a significant element of their role such as staff with experience as

  • Academic or Support staff holding substantive teaching & learning responsibilities.
  • Experienced professionals with substantive teaching & learning responsibilities including for example within workplace settings.

D3 – Senior Fellow of the HEA
Experienced HE teaching staff able to demonstrate sustained impact & influence on the L&T practice of others over a number of years, through

  • Leading, managing, organising programmes
  • Mentoring other staff
  • Departmental, School or other University responsibilities