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Learning Outcomes: Linking Constructive Alignment and Employability Skills I recently led a Teaching and Learning seminar that focused on how we write, use, and reflect on learning outcomes. The session explored constructive alignment (Biggs and Tang 2011) and how our learning outcomes can do more than list intentions. Learning outcomes should become active tools for designing meaningful learning experiences. In addition to this we looked at ways we can complement good learning outcomes in ways that help our students develop employability skills alongside academic knowledge. What are learning outcomes? Learning outcomes articulate what students should be able to do, demonstrate, or understand by the end of a session, module, or programme. Biggs and Tang (2011) describe constructive alignment as the process of ensuring that learning outcomes, learning activities, and assessments work together in an integrated way to support deep, active learning.In the seminar we focused on the framework, thinking about …
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Graduate Attributes: Exploring how our students shape their futures through skills, values, and reflection In this post, I wanted to share and reflect on a recent session with our new students focused on our Graduate Attributes. The students worked in small groups to discuss and consider the skills, values, and characteristics that underpin our five EUB Graduate Attributes. With plenty of post-it notes and a lively discussion, the session aimed to give students the opportunity to think about what our graduate attributes can mean to them personally, and how they can take ownership of them during their time at university What are EUB Graduate Attributes? Graduate attributes represent the essential skills, knowledge, and qualities that universities seek to cultivate so students can thrive both during and beyond their studies. At EUB we talk about five graduate attributes that we believe shape not only academic success, but also the kind of …
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Placing our students at the heart of the learning process. Active Learning: what it is, why it matters Welcome to this edition of our Teaching and Learning Bulletin (now shared as a blog).Our aim is to offer ideas and approaches that can enrich our students’ learning experiences and encourage us to look at our teaching and learning practices from fresh perspectives. Building on discussions from our recent Teaching and Learning session during staff induction week, I’d like to continue embedding into our Teaching and Learning ethos the concept of active learning. This is an approach that places our students at the heart of the learning process. As a reminder of what we explored together, you’ll find below an overview of what active learning is, why it matters, and how we can begin to embed it meaningfully in our classrooms. What is active learning? Active learning places students at the centre …
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Simon Cleary is the Director of Teaching and Learning and Academic Director at Euro University of Bahrain. Simon has extensive professional experience in educational leadership, particularly within international education. He also has extensive teaching experience, primarily in English as a Second Language (ESOL) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP), spanning various institutions globally.
