Even better than the real thing? What’s the point of authentic learning?
“Authentic learning is a sham,” an experienced academic colleague tells me. “How can we pretend that what happens in my class, and what happens within a university generally, isn’t real life in some way?
Course development: Employability: Preliminary considerations
Embedding employability in the curriculum is not optional - it is a requirement for all our courses. However, the way in which this is achieved may vary from one course to another, depending on the nature of the subject area.
Embedding employability in your curriculum
All courses at Westminster, both undergraduate and postgraduate, are expected to embed employability in the core curriculum.
Course-level design: Learning, teaching and assessment methods
Detailed information about learning, teaching and assessment really belongs at module-level, but an effective course design requires that consideration has been given to a coherent, course-wide learning, teaching and assessment strategy.
Even better than the real thing? What’s the point of authentic learning?
“Authentic learning is a sham,” an experienced academic colleague tells me. “How can we pretend that what happens in my class, and what happens within a university generally, isn’t real life in some way?
Course development: Employability: Preliminary considerations
Embedding employability in the curriculum is not optional - it is a requirement for all our courses. However, the way in which this is achieved may vary from one course to another, depending on the nature of the subject area.
Embedding employability in your curriculum
All courses at Westminster, both undergraduate and postgraduate, are expected to embed employability in the core curriculum.
Course-level design: Learning, teaching and assessment methods
Detailed information about learning, teaching and assessment really belongs at module-level, but an effective course design requires that consideration has been given to a coherent, course-wide learning, teaching and assessment strategy.
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