Innovation in UHI Curriculum - Access to Learning and Solutions
UHI Foundation's curriculum provides diverse learning opportunities locally, regionally, and internationally. The curriculum bridges research and training, offering innovative programs such as graduate apprenticeships and online degrees. Despite rapid growth, there are challenges like an overwhelming number of modules. Solutions include reducing modules, enhancing shared delivery, and fostering innovation through resource reallocation. The curriculum review addresses these issues and aims to enhance the quality and coherence of educational offerings.
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Curriculum review UHI Foundation
UHIs curriculum provides. Access to learning: locally, regionally & internationally opportunities for individuals & communities Support for regional development Learning at every stage from school to post doctoral A bridge between our research and our training
Innovation in our DNA Graduate apprenticeships designed as tripartite from scratch Biggest civilian user of VC in Europe Scotland s first accelerated degree Arguably the UK s first online degree Internationally acknowledged expertise in blended delivery. HNC, SVQ ,degree and a professional award combined in a single award Times award for most imaginative use of distance learning An international micro campus A roll-on, roll-off CPD programme which can be started at the beginning of any month of the year Ability to give free education learners only pay for assessment & accreditation Degree incorporating professional qualification to maintain commercial aircraft An online programme to support the training of distributed dental technicians A campus as big as Belgium where you are never more than 30 miles from 20 degrees Traditional music programme where students learn and play together irrespective of distance A programme which incorporates partial AI marking and students agreeing their own learning outcome CPD package to make teachers accredited in a second subject
Roots of our curriculum issues Rapid growth - one degree in 1999 to more than 250 higher education programmes now Complexity multiple, employers, levels, missions, campuses and sectors European funding a double edged sword
Curriculum problems More modules and units than can be sustained by our student numbers Staff who have little time for enhancement or innovation A confusing curriculum offer particularly for those outside the region Choice levels not at the sweet spot Loss of innovation and responsiveness to new opportunities
Solutions 1 local regional core inward attractor
Reduce total number of modules and units Increase shared delivery (range of blends) Solutions 2 Use released resource to innovate
Annual review of regional core programmes Annual review of inward attractor programmes Solutions 3 Annual horizon & opportunities analysis Invest, evolve and retire
Tertiary pathways Solutions 4 Convergence of systems & cultures Level blind for students, communities and industry
INCREASED NUMBERS OF STUDENTS IN THE INWARD ATTRACTORS INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL INCREASING COLLABORATION AND CO-DEVELOPMENT WITH INDUSTRY MORE ECOSYSTEM APPROACHES TRAINING, RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Solutions 5 NEW SUBJECTS AS THE WORLD SEEKS SOLUTIONS TO EXISTENTIALLY PROBLEMS NEW PEDAGOGIC AND BUSINESS MODELS
