Dr Pauline Hanesworth: pauline.hanesworth@heacademy.ac.uk@HEA_EDScotlandMs Stephanie Millar: Stephanie.Millar@sparqs.ac.uk@sparqs_scotland 14.11.2014

Embedding Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum

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Introductions and Activity

Presenters• Pauline Hanesworth,

Academic Development Officer, HEA

• Stephanie Millar, Development Advisor, sparqs

What does Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum mean to you?

Purpose: Enhancing the quality and impact of students’ learning experiences in higher education.

Mission: Inspiring teachers to create world class student learning.

Supporting: The Individual JourneyHelping individuals plan, develop and realise their talent.

Institutional ExcellenceSupporting institutions to realise their strategic ambitions.

Strategic ImpactDeveloping an evidence base for learning and teaching in higher education and informing policy.

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Inspiring Teaching, Transforming Learning

The Embedding Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum (EEDC) project offers support to Scottish HEIs in the context of the increasing diversity of the student body and strengthening of legislative duties to proactively promote equality, eliminate discrimination and foster good relations; all of which call for a re-examination of the management, design and delivery of learning, teaching and assessment so as to incorporate (rather than add on) equality and diversity.

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Embedding Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum

Legalities

• Eliminate discrimination etc.

• Advance equality of opportunity

• Foster good relations

Retention and Success

• Retention• Attainment

Gaps• Student

Satisfaction

Graduate Attributes

• Enquiry and Lifelong Learning

• Aspiration and Personal Development

• Outlook and Engagement

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Embedding Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum: The Context

Diversity Competence

Diversity Inclusivity

Inclusivity

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Embedding Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum: The Theory

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Belonging

Ability

Understanding

ExposureInteractivity

Engagement

Self-reflection

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Belonging and

Engagement

Ability

Exposure and

Understand-ing

Interactivity

Self-Reflection

Embedding Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum: The Strategies

ØWhat stops us from embedding equality and diversity in the curriculum?

ØHow can we work around these barriers?

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Activity

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What is student engagement?

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Students are able to make a positive difference to the educational experience in Scotland’s colleges and universities and benefit from this, helping shape the nature of learning and contributing to the success of Scotland’s tertiary education sector.

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sparqs

sparqs (Student Participation in Quality Scotland) was created in 2003 and is funded by the Scottish Funding Council.

Work with:• All colleges and HE institutions throughout

Scotland. • Students’ Associations. • Individual students. • Other sector agencies.

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What we do

• Training and support for student reps both within institutions and at a national level.

• Support for individual institutions to enable them to develop effective structures and support for student engagement.

• Support for national development of student engagement and to support students at this level.

• Input into the development of student engagement through research, policy development and sharing of practice.

A Student Engagement Framework for Scotland

There are five key elements:1. Students feeling part of a supportive institution.2. Students engaging in their own learning.3. Students working with their institution in shaping the

direction of learning.4. Formal mechanisms for quality and governance.5. Influencing the student experience at national level.

The use of the term ‘learning’ throughout the framework can apply to learning, teaching and assessment.

A Student Engagement Framework for Scotland

There are six features of effective student engagement:1. A culture of engagement.2. Students as partners.3. Responding to diversity.4. Valuing the student contribution.5. Focus on enhancement and change.6. Appropriate resources and support.

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How much engagement?

C. Tutors control decision-making informed by student feedback.

B. Students have some choice and influence.

A. Tutors control decision-making.

D. Students control decision-making and have substantial influence.

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Ladder of StudentParticipation in Curriculum Design

Cook-Sather, A., Bovill, C. and Felton, J. “Engaging Students as Partners in Learning and Teaching” p214, Jossey-Bass, 2014

Partnership - a negotiated curriculum

Students in control

Student control of some areas of choice

Students control of prescribed areas

Wide choice from prescribed choices

Limited choice from prescribed choices

Dictated curriculum – no interaction

Participation claimed, tutor in control

Students control decision-making and

have substantial influence

Students have some choice and influence

Tutors control decision-making

informed by student feedback

Tutors control decision-making

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How students are perceived

information providers

active learners

expertspartners

completers of surveys

designers & analysts of feedback

authentic & constructive

dialogue

Recognised as experts in learning

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Why is engagement important?

Studentviews

Dialogue with staff

Improved learning

experience

YOU ARE THE

EXPERT!

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Student Learning Experience – students as experts

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Building Blocks for Student Involvement

Recognition and reward

Training and support

External monitoring

Feedback mechanisms

Opportunities to participate in review

Effective representative

structures

Development and sharing of

practice

Joint commitment and understanding

Opportunities to participate in

decision making

Equal access to evaluative and management information

Informed voice

Ø What do we need to do to engage students in embedding equality and diversity in the curriculum?

Ø What is stopping us?

Ø What distracts us/blows us off course?

Ø What do we need to help us achieve our aims?

Ø Who will do it?

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Activity

Dr Pauline HanesworthAcademic Development Officer

(Equality and Diversity), Scotland

The Higher Education Academy Scotland

Holyrood Park House106 Holyrood RoadEdinburghEH8 8AS

T +44 (0)131 202 3191www.heacademy.ac.uk/scotlandTwitter: @HEA_EDScotlandhttps://my.heacademy.ac.uk/

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Contact Details

Ms Stephanie MillarDevelopment Advisorsparqs1 Papermill Wynd Edinburgh EH7 4QL

T +44 (0)131 622 6599www.sparqs.ac.ukTwitter: @sparqs_scotland