Three out of four were concerned about high workloads and nearly two-thirds about investment in staff development
A new report from Jisc reveals that higher education (HE) staff are reviewing course design to consolidate pandemic lessons around online teaching and enhance the on-campus experience for students.
However, it showed staff were worried about resourcing for curriculum design work. 74% of respondents were concerned about staff workload allocation and reward structures, and 62% had concerns about investment in staff development.
The report, Approaches to curriculum and learning design across UK higher education, was launched today at the 50th Student experience experts group meeting in Birmingham.
Commissioned by Jisc and written by independent consultants Sheila MacNeill and Helen Beetham, the report uses interviews, a review of current literature and active research, and a survey of leaders and teaching staff to reach its findings.
75 of 163 UK universities took part in the study. This makes it the most comprehensive review of curriculum and learning design in the UK…
