Key questions to ask
STUDENTS
• Who are your learners? • What is their starting point? What are the enablers and barriers to learning? • What outcomes do they need to achieve? • What will they do to learn? • How will you measure success?
INCLUSION & DIVERSITY
• What do you want the student experience to be? • How will you create a sense of belonging and bring students on a journey? • What opportunities will learners have to draw on and share their own experiences? • How will you embed wellbeing into the curriculum? • How can you offer flexibility and choice to learners in achieving outcomes and demonstrating their learning?
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
• What skills do students need to develop in order to learn effectively, build confidence and achieve their ambitions? • How will you contextualise and integrate skills into the curriculum? • What activities will enable students to develop and practise their skills, and prepare for assessment? • What activities will you include to enable students to make their own discoveries?
LEARNING COMMUNITY
• How will you promote interactions with others and encourage learners to collaborate and find answers together? • How are collaborative activities structured, to aid the collaborative process and keep students motivated to complete them? • What support will students need before, during and after any collaborative activities or groupwork? • How can you build a supportive learning community on a shared journey?
TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY
• How will tools, technology and media be integrated? • What tools and technology are students already using? • Which tool or technology will serve your pedagogical purposes best? • How will you ensure the journey for students is smooth and avoids overload?