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Julia Reeve, Educational Consultant, and Dr Deeba Parmar, Head of Learning and Teaching Enhancement at BPP. Both group members of the ‘In it Together’ group. The annual Association for National Teaching Fellows Symposium took place on 20–21 May 2025, bringing together a vibrant community of current and aspiring National Teaching Fellows (NTFs) and CATEs, Teaching Excellence Award… Continue reading Championing Inclusive Excellence: Reflections from the 2025 National Teaching Fellows Symposium
Alasdair Blair, Associate PVC Education; Megan De Ste Croix, Academic Professional Development Lead; and, James Russell, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media, from De Montfort University In the evolving landscape of higher education, block teaching has emerged as a transformative curriculum model - where students study one subject at a time… Continue reading Embedding Pedagogic Purpose into Block Teaching: The DMU Active Learning Model
Simon Coupland, De Montfort University Immersive or Block delivery is a growing delivery mode in the Higher Education sector within the UK and beyond (Jones, 2022). My own institution (De Montfort University, Leicester) underwent a radical transformation, moving to a model of 7-week 30 credit modules delivered sequentially (Coupland et al, 2024). The majority of… Continue reading Continuous Feedback with Immersive Delivery
