Staff at the UAL who are interested in developing their curriculum to be more inclusive and valuing and to develop the cultural capital of all students are invited to apply for funding (up to £2,500) to support small-scale curriculum development projects.

The scheme is open to full time and fractional staff (including technicians and support staff) and associate lecturers (minimum 100 contracted hours). You should not be currently enrolled on either the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching or Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice. 

Projects should address one or more themes from the University Strategy: 

• Learning and Teaching - through exploring active learning in the context of the discipline and delivering improvements/enhancements to learning, teaching and assessment

• Communities of Practice - through the creation of networks of practitioners incorporating students, staff and externals that generate new forms of practice and engagement within/across discipline(s)

• The Student Experience - through approaches to teaching, learning and assessment that improve student satisfaction and success

• Widening Participation - through confronting differential achievement and participation by students as structured by social class, disability and ethnicity

• Internationalisation - through the development and delivery of curriculum that is responsive to global issues and the multicultural influences both on our disciplines and from our students

 For further information, see complete University Strategy 2010-15 

General Projects

The following criteria will be used in selecting 4 projects:

• The extent to which the project builds on existing practice and scholarship in the area(s) of focus
• The extent to which the project is clear and achievable
• The extent to which the development proposed identifies, recognises and values the cultural capital of all students
• The extent to which the project outcomes will be available and will be of benefit to teaching and learning across the university 

‘Workflow’ E-Portfolio Projects

A further 3 awards are available for projects that embed use of e-portfolios in the curriculum.  These projects, in addition to the above, will use the following criteria for selection:

• The extent to which the use of Workflow will be embedded in the curriculum
• The extent to which Workflow will continue to inform teaching, learning and assessment on a course 

Successful projects might involve:

• Creation of new learning materials/resources
• Development of innovative learning activities/resources that support the needs of diverse/international learners
• Integration of the University's E-portfolio system to enhance learning and assessment for all learners.
• Co-creation of learning and teaching initiatives that are cognisant of the diverse needs of learners
• Utilising the University's E-portfolio system to support the development of  a community of practice and in doing so enhance the cultural capital of students
• Further development/ dissemination of successful learning and teaching initiatives

Project outputs, or publicity materials describing them, will be published on University of the Arts London web pages 

What can be covered by the funding:

• Replacement hours for teaching or normal duties (calculate AL hours to include on costs)
• Small items of equipment for specific purposes related directly to the project
• Material costs such as videotape and travel costs

How to apply:

Applications for funding for 2011/12 are now closed. The call for 2012/2013 applications will open in September 2012

For further information, contact Antony Johnston a.johnston@arts.ac.uk