The environment we create for our learners contributes to the types of graduates we want to produce
We want to create curricula that embed:
the synergy between teaching and research through research-led, challenge driven, experiential, collaborative learning modes and (foster) cross-disciplinary sharing and exchange
Pedagogy and the Learning Environment: Key Principles
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We are looking to foster a transformative learning experience:
that enables us to recognize and reassess the structure of assumptions and expectations which frame our thinking, feeling and acting
(Mezirow 2008: 90)
These principles can be implemented in various ways.
Read more about our ambitions for our Learning Environments.
See how you can build towards the Graduate Attributes via your Learning Environment.
In our curriculum design, we have a responsibility to follow the guidance put out by:
The curriculum is highly influenced by the social, physical, economic and cultural environment
(O'Neill 2015: 11)
References
Healey, M. (2007, October). Linking discipline-based research and teaching to benefit student learning. In Meeting of institutional contacts and project directors (Vol. 25).
Mezirow, J. (2008). ‘An overview on transformative learning.’ In Crowther, J, and Sutherland, P. (eds) Lifelong learning, 40-54. Routledge, London
O’Neill, G. (2015). Curriculum design in higher education: Theory to practice. Dublin: UCD Teaching & Learning.
Ryan, M. F. (2022). Compendium of Active Learning & Assessment for Student Engagement. Vol. 2.
Please contact us at curriculumdevelopment@ul.ie for further information or to request assistance.
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