Month: December 2021

Overview and Programme

Organised by the Academic Development Unit (ADU), the Festival of Learning 2021 took place online, with activities spread over three days, from Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 June inclusive.   The event, titled ‘Reimagining Higher Education, Reshaping Futures’, offered an opportunity to consider the changes brought about by…

Overview and Programme

Organised by the Academic Development Unit (ADU), the 2020 Festival of Learning took place online, with activities spread over three days, from Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 June.   The theme of the Festival was ‘Designing Learning for Student Engagement’. This theme embraced the many ways…

Welcome and Introduction

Welcome to the Festival of Learning 2020, which celebrates your learning, teaching and assessment practices over a rather extraordinary academic year.   Festival planning began before the world had embraced social distancing, but the theme of Designing Learning for Student Engagement has assumed even greater relevance as we consider the principles that will help us to organise and secure…