LEADERSHIP FOR A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

LEARNING, TEACHING & ASSESSMENT STRATEGY

– Teaching excellence informed by world-class research– Varied assessment and delivery to enable student

learning and achievement – Enabling the development of students as independent,

autonomous learners – Continual focus on student employability and

graduate skills – Enhancing Learning through Technology (ELT)– Culturally aware, international and relevant curricula – Commitment to inclusivity and diversity– Embedding education for sustainable development in

the curriculum

OUR AIM THEREFORE, IS . . .

. . . to contribute to the delivery of the DMU learning, teaching and

assessment strategy through developing students as leaders

for a global environment

OVERVIEW

WP 1: BASELINE & EVALUATION (OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL CURRICULUM)

• Phase 1: Initial Baseline– Identifying areas of best practice (in both –in and extra curricular activities) – e.g

square mile.– Agree definitions– Baseline of DMU activity (to highlight good practice? Marketing?)– Curriculum audit tool – what are the current QAA curriculum mapping and reporting

tools

• Phase 2: Deeper 5 Capitals analysis– Testing with staff and student focus group– Produce report– Define business case – profiles, industry links (already in our LTAS 2012-15)

• And ongoing . . . (through formal and est. academic reporting processes)

WP 2: OPEN SOURCE CONTENT

• A non-credit open source informal-curriculum module.

• Delivered open source using ‘DEMOC”• E.g “Leadership in a global

environment/context”

WP 3: EMBEDDED CONTENT:

• Identify shared modules across curricula that can be streamed around these themes, e.g Research Methods, leadership skills etc

• 15 credit module share in Tech (engineering)

• Assignments/topics/research methods

WP 4: FORMAL AWARD

• Developing a ‘Certificate in Leadership for a Global Environment’ (UPCD) which combines:– Open source module– Volunteering in mile2– Volunteer as environmental champions at DMU

WORK PACKAGE 5: CHANGE MANAGEMENT & ENGAGEMENT (1)

• Student engagement (in partnership with DSU):– Student frontrunner – continuity issues with students– Student engagement – ‘blackout, waste wars, – Student Council engagement (Oct/Nov 2013)– Student volunteering

https://www.demontfortstudents.com/getinvolved/volunteering/opportunities/environment/

– Sports and committee society training

WORK PACKAGE 5: CHANGE MANAGEMENT & ENGAGEMENT (2)

• Staff Engagement:– World café – staff and student engagement– Staff network – academic leads in each

school/faculty (regular ESD forum)– Lecture series– Staff professional development/case studies– Employability (work with head of employability)– Marketing and communications