
These resources include guidance on a range of practical teaching approaches, with a special focus on diversity and social justice.
Do you have an example of excellent and/or innovative teaching and learning at UAL? We’d love to hear about it: teachingexchange@arts.ac.uk
Academic Enhancement Model support in 2022/23
This year AEM offers a choice of 3 focused strands of activity to each participating course team. Download the summary outlines below and access sample resources to find out more about each core area.
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Decolonising pedagogy and curriculum
PDF (224KB)
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Debunking Decolonisation
(PDF 128KB)
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Enhancing assessment for equity
(PDF 251KB)
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Glossary of common terms
(PDF 148KB)
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Emily Boxall, BA (Hons) Textile Design, Chelsea College of Art and Design. Photo: UAL
Belonging through assessment: Pipelines of compassion
Read the blog for this 2021 QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project
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Fostering belonging and compassionate pedagogy
(PDF 291KB)
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Podcast: Belonging in Higher Education
Listen to education professionals alongside staff and students from UAL as we explore the value of student sense of belonging in HE.
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Podcast: Belonging in Online Learning Environments
Hear practitioners, academics and students reflect on how we can develop a sense of belonging in digital spaces.
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Ceramics by Asuka Yamamoto, Foundation Show 2017. Central Saint Martins, UAL. Photograph: Martin Slivka
Belonging through compassion
Learn about collective thinking about our compassionate pedagogy and belonging.
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Apoorva Singh with Charlotte Brown (Specialist Print Technician), Wimbledon College of Arts. Photograph: Alys Tomlinson
Podcast: Compassionate feedback
Listen to Dr Emily Salines takes us on an exploration of feedback practice, and how we might take a more compassionate approach
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Compassionate feedback prompt sheet
(PDF 125KB)
Attainment resources
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The Creative Mindsets Handbook
(PDF 3.2MB) Improving attainment for all students by developing growth mindsets to address stereotype threat and bias.
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Interrogating Spaces
A podcast series examining ideas around inclusivity and attainment in Higher Education.
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Part of cover illustration for decolonising the arts curriculum zine2, by Naima Sutton.
Decolonising the Curriculum zines
A collaboration with Arts SU to address disparities in experience for international students and students of colour.
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Image courtesy of UAL
Diversity in Teams
Join a facilitated conversation about diversity in your UAL course team. Harness everyone's potential for you and your students.
Case studies
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Image Adi Goldstein, via Unsplash
Delivering online learning at scale: Better Lives unit
Read more about the creation of this blended in-class and online learning experience. Launched in February 2019, it was completed by around 1,400 first-year London College of Fashion students.
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Darryl Clifton (Design Programme Director) and Siobhan Clay in conversation
Taking action to reduce the awarding gap
Watch this video to find out more about practical and cultural changes made by the BA (Hons) Illustration team at Camberwell College of Arts.
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Podcast: The story of the zines
Listen to the story of the two Decolonising the Arts Curriculum: Perspectives on Higher Education zines. How do they make space for the expression of different perspectives and experiences of decolonisation? Image Credit: Anita Waithira Israel.
Academic Enhancement Model Toolbox
A collection of tried and tested interventions to help you respond to challenges your course may face
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Supporting attainment with unit design
(PDF 683KB)
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Decolonising reading lists
(PDF 703KB)
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Creating inclusive briefs
(PDF 304KB)
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Internationalising the curriculum
(PDF 489KB)
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Rethinking industry engagement
(PDF 302KB)
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De-biasing strategies
(PDF 294KB)
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Eliminating inequality in formative assessment
(PDF 288KB)
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Teaching for retention
(PDF 304KB)
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Reducing referrals and resubmissions
(PDF 304KB)
Related content
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Central Saint Martins Zine 1 launch at UAL in 2019. Image courtesy of UAL
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Alex Bean and Olivia Binns in the Studio, BA (Hons) Bespoke Tailoring, London College of Fashion, 2017, © Alys Tomlinson
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Braille tube map by Ziyue Wang, MA Textile Design, Chelsea College of Arts. Photo: David Poultney