Access to HE Forum 2022

Following on from their presentation at last year’s Forum and the excellent feedback received on the Digital Learning Design Framework and Toolkit, which information of the practical tools developed for teaching practitioners and leaders to embed readily into their course design and development through the Systematic Learning Design used at Teesside University.

The session will provide an update on the continuing evaluation and development of the framework and toolkit, supported by Jisc, following initial feedback from users along with an insight into future developments and changing influences in Further and Higher Education. 

2. Supporting Students with Mental Health and Wellbeing - Sam Gunnarsson, Student Wellbeing and Safeguarding Manager, Bridgend College 

3.  Using Microsoft Teams effectively as a Marking Tool (Rubrics) - Chris Goswami, Middlesbrough College and Maximising Blended Delivery using Microsoft Sway - Marie Andrews, Stockton Riverside College. 

Current Access to HE Providers will be showcasing their use of Microsoft programmes as effective tools in both blended delivery, online feedback and grading judgements.  

2. Creating and managing inclusive online learning environments in Higher Education - Rima Hussein and Zaina Gadema, Northumbria University

How can Practitioners create, manage, and deliver inclusive virtual learning experiences now and into the future?

This session is presented in three parts. First, we will focus on how online learning environments can be managed by ascertaining existing relationships between pedagogy and technology. Secondly, we discuss how to identify interactive capability(ies) and make sense of remote learning environs. Third, we explore specific Higher Education practitioner context(s), analyse, and evaluate how these can inform design, development and delivery of online learning environments that are accessible, creative, inclusive, engaging, and safe for student learner communities.

To summarise, workshop activities will demonstrate, how, interactive, pedagogically based online learning can be managed and built to encourage virtual student-centred-learning, engagement, and practice.

In this session we will explore how to:

• Manage the relationship(s) between pedagogy and technology
• Identify what interactive elements exist in the learning environment and learning community
• Re-centre online classroom interactions from Teacher-centric to Student-led
• Allow multiple voices to be heard and validated
• Link participants’ ideas and experiences to theory(ies)
• Incorporate active co-creation and co-production in online classes

We will conclude by returning to and re-examining the key question: How can Practitioners create and manage inclusive and accessible online learning experiences in Higher Education?