LEADERSHIP FOR A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Dec 27, 2015
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