7B032E - Designing Impactful and Inclusive Learning Experiences 01 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2033 | Version 0
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | 7B032E | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Designing Impactful and Inclusive Learning Experiences | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Education | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Education | ||
| Module Leader: | Beth Dando, Carol Wood | ||
| Module Team: | Giovanna Comerio | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2027 | Final Year of Intake: | 2032 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 30 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100461 - higher education | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 0 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2027 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2033 |
Module Aims
The main aims of the module are:
• Aim 1
To enable learner to design collaboratively coherent, inclusive module schemes of learning that align with institutional expectations and learners’ needs, and to critically reflect on the rationale behind their design choices.
• Aim 2
To enable learner to engage in ongoing reflective evaluation and apply and critique evidence-informed pedagogical research to enhance their?everyday teaching practice and the learner experience.
• Aim 3
To enable learners to develop, justify, and evaluate effective formative and summative assessment strategies, using reflective practice to inform continuous module improvement.
Content Summary
Unlock your potential as a confident, evidence informed educator with this transformative module. Designed for professionals who want to elevate their practice, it gives you the tools, insight, and critical perspective needed to create truly impactful learning experiences.
You’ll discover how to design coherent, inclusive curricula that meet the HE-sector expectations and genuinely support all learners. Rather than simply learning about pedagogy, you’ll actively apply it—through collaborative exploration, authentic design challenges, and reflective activities that connect theory directly to your real teaching context.
As you engage with cutting-edge pedagogical research and stakeholder insight, you’ll refine your ability to make purposeful, strategic decisions about learning, teaching, and assessment in higher education. You’ll design a scheme of learning and assessment strategy that not only works in practice, but that you can confidently justify to colleagues and for quality assurance processes.
By the end, you’ll leave with a fully developed module plan and the confidence to innovate, evaluate, and continuously improve your teaching. This is the module that equips you to design learning that really matters, and to teach with clarity, intention, and impact.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Practical classes and workshops | 56 |
| Asynchronous Group Activity | 14 |
| Guided Study | 10.5 |
| Independent/Self Directed Study | 119.5 |
| Formative Assessment | 40 |
| Summative Assessment | 60 |
| Total Hours Selected | 300 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | In collaboration with others, critically design and articulate an inclusive, institution-aligned module that informs appropriate teaching and learning strategies, drawing on pedagogy, stakeholder input and evidence-informed reflective evaluation of their own practice. |
| LO2 | Develop, implement, and critically appraise formative and summative assessment strategies, selecting and applying suitable teaching and learning strategies. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | The aim of this assessment, a portfolio, is to enable students to critically reflect on their own curriculum design in the form of a scheme of learning as well as their learning and teaching practice | 0 | 7500 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |