Developing learning and teaching
We promote excellent teaching through our quality enhancement strategy.
We support higher education (HE) institutions’ learning and teaching strategies through a Learning and Teaching Fund. Our guidance for institutional learning and teaching strategies from 2011/12 to 2013/14 is available in W10/41HE and W11/17HE. The Higher Education Academy is reviewing the Learning and Teaching Strategies on our behalf.
We fund, and work with, the Higher Education Academy to support the higher education community in order to enhance the quality and impact of learning and teaching. The Higher Education Academy is also coordinating Future Directions, which encompasses the quality enhancement work being carried out in the Welsh HE sector which aims to enhance specific areas of the student learning experience, through encouraging academic and support staff, and students collectively to share current good practice and to generate ideas and models for innovation in learning and teaching.
Quality enhancement themes for Wales
The first theme is Graduates for our Future. Three work-strands sit under this theme:
1. Students as Partners
2. Learning in Employment
3 Learning for Employment
Our Student Experience, Teaching and Quality Committee guides our work in this area.
Student Experience, Teaching and Quality Committee
Teaching, curriculum and assessment are at the core of the student learning experience and effective learning outcomes, which in turn impact on graduate employability and relevance of skills gained to the economy.
We aim to ensure that all learners have access to a good quality learning experience. We also aspire to assist institutions in providing increased flexibility and accessibility of provision, including facilitating Welsh medium education and taking full account of equality and diversity.
