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In this episode, your hosts - Dr. Dean Fido and Dr. Craig Harper - talk about attainment gaps in university degrees, and explore a recent article from Dean about three quick fixes to closing some of these disparities.
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Chapters:
00:00 - The Extent of Award Attainment Gaps
03:33 - Co-Design and Collaboration with Learners
08:46 - Make Feedback Clear and Accessible When It's Needed
14:46 - Break Down Barriers to Course Engagement and Access to Higher Education
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Resources
Dean's article for Times Higher Education: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/three-immediate-changes-academics-can-make-close-awarding-gaps
COVID adjustments led to reductions in attainment gaps: https://www.cctl.cam.ac.uk/mind-gap-toolkit/how-know/impact-covid
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CRIB NOTES:
-Welcomes & Scope of podcast episode
- Racial and socioeconomic disparities are large, in relation to both awarding levels and progression / drop-out rates
-Topic 1 - Co-Producing Teaching Materials
- Making sure examples and cultural references make sense
- Adapting to different learner abilities and styles
- Academics as experts, but with a responsibility to make content accessible
-Topic 2 - Effective and Accessible Feedback
- Continual feedback throughout teaching as vital to boosting attainment
- Consistency in feedback methods and presentation in summative assessments
- Developing effective ways to test knowledge in real time
- Topic 3 - Break Down Barriers
- COVID-19 adjustments led to reductions in attainment gaps
- Online learning as a leveller of the playing field via increased engagement
- Closing remarks
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