Slides from a short presentation given by Claire Eustance from the University of Greenwich on a resource for realising inclusive curriculum design and delivery. Presentation given at the Open University hosted workshop 'Curriculum Design - Opening up the Game'. http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/6389

1. “Snakes” and “Ladders”
Interactive Workshop:
A resource for realising inclusive
curriculum design and delivery
Claire Eustance, UG Flex Project

2. “Snakes” and “Ladders”
Drivers
 Effective curriculum design;
 Cross-institutional collaboration & responsibility;
 Sharing of experience, effective practice &
innovation in curriculum design and wider
student experience;
 Embedding enhancements and policy:
Greenwich Graduate and New Students’
“Entitlement”;
 Interactive approach to staff development.

3. “Snakes” and “Ladders”
Development of the workshop:
An institutional journey involving multiple
stakeholders drawn from across the academic
and student support and professional services
spectrum.

4. Snakes Ladders
OBSTACLES students face to STRATEGIES for retention,
success and progression: progression and success
o obstacles to integration Specific, concrete examples of:
o Enablers & Interventions
o obstacles to engagement
RETENTION & TRANSITION ACTIVITY:
i. Map the obstacles students face (the "SNAKES”) onto the
academic year (15 mins)
ii. Map the enabling interventions that work (the “LADDERS”)
onto the academic year (15 mins)
iii. Reflection / Group discussion: identify a ‘top’ obstacle and
the intervention/s to address it to share. (10 mins)

5. • Retention & Transition resources available via email.
• Short how-to guide available on JISC Design Studio now – set
of resources to follow - jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/
• Bowl, M (2003), Non-Traditional Entrants to Higher Education, London : Trentham Books
• Cook, A, Rushton B (2008) Student Transition: Practices and Policies to Promote Retention. The STAR
Project, University of Ulster. SEDA Paper 121
• Lowe, H. and Cook, A. (2003) Mind the Gap: Are Students Prepared for Higher Education? Journal of
Further and Higher Education, 27(1), pp.53-76.
• Tinto, V (19932), Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition, Chicago: Univ. of Chicago
• Yorke, M & Longden, B (2008), The first year experience of higher education in the UK. York: The Higher
Education Academy. Available at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/documents/resources/publications/FYEFinalReport.pdf.
Sally Alsford s.e.alsford@gre.ac.uk
Claire Eustance c.eustance@gre.ac.uk