Category Archives: Curriculum Design

Supported Experiments in Digital and Blended Learning: Insights from the Greater Manchester Colleges Group

Posted on March 24, 2022 by joannemilesconsulting

I have been lucky enough to play a small training and facilitation role in the exciting innovation work around digital and blended learning at the Greater Manchester Colleges Group. This website link has a variety of reflections and insights from … Continue reading →

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GMC HQ Site: Resources for teachers, students, leaders and managers to develop and improve digital and blended learning

Posted on May 6, 2021 by joannemilesconsulting

I was lucky enough to be involved in planning and facilitating the dissemination event for the GMCG Digital and Blended Learning Project in February 2021 and became aware of the wealth of resources that were being developed at the participating … Continue reading →

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Project-Based Learning – Tips, Techniques and Pointers For Online Learning

Posted on February 4, 2021 by joannemilesconsulting

https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-pbl-boost-online-engagement https://www.edutopia.org/article/adaptable-framework-project-based-learning https://www.edutopia.org/article/your-checklist-virtual-project-based-learning

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Teaching Excellence Podcast with Stef Wilkinson and Joanne Miles: Starting the new academic year in the time of covid-19

Posted on October 24, 2020 by joannemilesconsulting

In this podcast for the Teaching Excellence series, I talk to Stef Wilkinson about starting the academic year in the time of covid-19. We discuss different models of provision, some challenges and helpful approaches in blended learning and how to … Continue reading →

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Questions For Reflecting On Curriculum

Posted on November 22, 2019 by joannemilesconsulting

The 2019 Education Inspection Framework from Ofsted highlights the importance of reflecting on and articulating curriculum principles and practices. The question prompts below can be used by curriculum teams for group discussions in meetings or by managers in 1:1s or … Continue reading →

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Research and blogs on curriculum intent and design

Posted on November 8, 2019 by joannemilesconsulting

A range of blog posts and research studies below related to the topic of curriculum in different educational settings Ofsted on Curriculum https://educationinspection.blog.gov.uk/2018/09/18/curriculum-research-our-findings/ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/766252/How_to_assess_intent_and_implementation_of_curriculum_191218.pdf https://educationinspection.blog.gov.uk/2019/07/01/busting-the-intent-myth/   Research and blog posts on curriculum design https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blog-what-do-we-mean-by-knowledge-rich-anyway/ https://impact.chartered.college/article/turner-developing-your-curriculum-design-skills/ https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/promoting-effective-curriculum-research-linking-the-theoretic-to-the-practical-in-fe-teacher-education-programmes https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/curriculum-development-the-practitioners-view https://www.teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/change-in-higher-education-working-with-mess-and-uncertainty/ https://teacherhead.com/2019/07/17/curriculum-thinking-blog-collection-all-in-one-place/ https://tophat.com/blog/curriculum-development-models-design/ … Continue reading →

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