ONLINE LEARNING PRINCIPLES

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Stakeholder designed curriculum
Learners will be a member of a diverse and
global community with the aim of preparing
graduates to contribute responsibly to

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interconnected societies.
Learners will have opportunities to increase
employability skills throughout their online
experience and enterprise and
entrepreneurship will be encouraged.
Learners will experience purposely designed
programmes influenced by stakeholder
engagement and transferable skills.
Equivalent university experience
Learners will have multiple channels to access academic
and non-academic support, including online learning
advisers, personal tutors and academic programme teams.
Learners will have online access to the University’s central
services, such as the Centre for Student Life, Student
Wellbeing, Library and Career services.
Learners will have the opportunity to embark on their
educational journey at multiple entry points throughout
the year.

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Unified digital infrastructure
Learners will benefit from the University’s
investment in technologies that support a
future-focused pedagogy and curriculum.

Learners will benefit from guidance and

support that is informed by data captured

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from multiple, linked technical systems.
Learners will be able to access their virtual
campus and programme resources
regardless of location and learning needs.
Horizon scanning and applied research
Learners will be immersed in a research-informed learning
environment.
Learners will have exposure to and involvement in
scholarship, discipline and/or pedagogic research, and
professional practice.

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Pedagogic foundation
Learners will benefit from flexible online
pedagogy used to promote student transitions,
independence and collaboration.

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Intentional learning design
Learners will have a virtual learning environment that is
purposefully designed to incorporate equality, diversity
and accessibility.

Learners will be supported to stretch their knowledge

and access remediation at key threshold concepts.

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Applied learning experience and gain
Leaners will benefit from a continuous improvement
Learners will interact with responsive facilitators approach to improving activity-led learning design and
who encourage relevant and supportive ongoing pedagogic research.
engagement in both synchronous and
asynchronous modalities. Learners will have distinct learning assets as part of the
core learning infrastructure.
Learners will have authentic assessment that are
transformative, flexible and situated in practice.

Learners will have access to secure digital

assessment and invigilation technologies that are
in alignment with accrediting bodies.

AUTUMN 2019