Student Lifewide Development Symposium.

Developing and delivering an integrated through-life and life-

wide curriculumDr David Croot, University of

Plymouth.

Summary

•Curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular learning in pre-HE and HE.•The Plymouth through life and life-wide learning model.•Elements of the model: •Children’s and Youth Universities; •curriculum, co-curriculum and extra-curriculum in HE; •scaffolding structures (personal tutoring and e-portfolios).•documentation

The Plymouth model

Model of the pre-HE and undergraduate experience for the University of Plymouth, highlighting linkages between pre-HE, undergraduate and on-exit elements.

Formal curriculum

Out of school activities

(Children’s University; Youth University)

Pre-HE HE Application (UCAS)

Qualifications

e-portfolio (various, including Moodle, Merlin etc)

Tutor groups : pastoral support relationships. Personal Development Planning.

Undergraduate experience Exit documentation

Formal curriculum including accredited work based learning, work placements. 360 credits. Includes small components of embedded employability-related learning decided, owned and delivered by programmes. (See Employability Framework)

Co-curriculum. Up to 20 credits accredited elective employability-related modules building on smaller elements embedded in programmes. Cross-curricular. Theory and practice/experiential learning. Uses third term. Created and owned by T&LD.

Extra-curricular learning. Plymouth Award scheme that includes activities, reflection and articulation of learning.

University-e-portfolio (PebblePad)

Personal tutoring support. Life-wide support. Personal Development Planning.

Higher Education Achievement Report Section 4

Higher Education Achievement Report Section 4

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Personal statement

Presentational portfolio

Children’s and Youth Universities

• CU is national organisational structure locally delivered (franchise model).

• Focus on participation in quality-benchmarked extra-curricular learning activities (learning destinations) for 7-14 year olds.

• 75 local CU’s across UK since 2007/8. Expanding rapidly.

• Youth Universities (14-19) growing on foundation of CU’s in several areas.

Role of HE in pre-HE• HEIs have opportunity to engage in CU

movement by providing learning destinations or hosting/managing their local CU.

• Why? – Principle: Developing pedagogic synergy by

integrated approach to lifewide learning.– Practical: Advantages to HE recruitment as well as

raising aspirations locally.– Employability: Employers increasingly demand

life-wide experience.

Within HE• Curriculum with embedded

lifewide/employability skills, including work-based learning.

• Co-curriculum (free electives) to give opportunities for much deeper engagement with employability-related skills (These can be very broadly interpreted). All include experiential learning and reflection

• Extra-curriculum : Plymouth Award (includes lifewide activities and reflection).

• Scaffolding: personal tutorials (life-wide); e-portfolio.

Common Scaffolding structures• E-portfolios are commonly (though not yet

universally used pre-HE).They are commonly used in HE.

• Personal tutoring is commonly used in pre-HE and HE, but the definition of the role of the personal tutor (breadth of support) needs refining to ensure equality of opportunity.

• Summative documents. From 2014 all exit documents (Applications for jobs, HE entrance and HE exit documents (HEAR)) will reflect lifewide learning.

Links• Children’s University: http://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk

• Plymouth Award :http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/plymouthaward

Questions?