Conversations about assessment, active learning, partnership and artificial intelligence filled the room on 6 June as more than 67 colleagues came together to launch the new Leading Edge Curriculum (LEC) Communities of Practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The event marked the start of a new cross-University networks designed to connect colleagues who share an interest in enhancing learning and teaching and exploring the opportunities presented by the Leading Edge Curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the opening session, Emma McCulloch and Professor Rene Koglbauer, Professional Services and Academic Leads for the LEC Fellows, outlined the purpose of the Communities of Practice. These are not project groups or reporting forums. Instead, they are spaces where colleagues can bring real challenges, test ideas, learn from one another and develop practical approaches that can be applied within their own contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As curriculum transformation gathers pace, the Communities of Practice provide an opportunity to think together, share expertise and build on the considerable educational experience that exists across the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The four Communities of Practice focus on the opportunities presented by the Leading Edge Curriculum, helping colleagues explore how we can create engaging, inclusive and transformative learning experiences for our students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Led by the LEC Education Fellows<\/a>, each community brings together colleagues with a shared interest in exploring new approaches, sharing experiences and creating practical outputs that can benefit the wider University community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Led by:<\/strong> Dr Sophie Hill, Dr Alison Graham and Dr Bethany Usher<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exploring approaches to assessment and feedback that support learning, develop feedback literacy and create meaningful opportunities for students to demonstrate achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Led by:<\/strong> Dr Christopher Leyland, Dr Amy Proctor and Dr Scott Walker<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exploring active, inclusive and research-informed approaches to teaching and learning that support student engagement and success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Led by:<\/strong> Linda Jose and Jonathan Ward<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exploring approaches that strengthen collaboration with students and external partners, helping to create authentic and engaging educational experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Led by:<\/strong> Dr David Grundy and Dr Matt Bawn<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exploring the opportunities and challenges presented by digital technologies and artificial intelligence, and supporting colleagues to make informed decisions about their use in learning and teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the introduction, colleagues joined one of four taster conversations led by the Community leads. These sessions provided an opportunity to explore emerging ideas, identify common challenges and begin shaping priorities for future activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reflecting on the event, Emma McCulloch, Professional Services Lead for the LEC Fellows, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s energising to see communities of practice taking root in the learning and teaching space, bringing so many people together to share, challenge and build on each other\u2019s ideas. When we collaborate, we surface the depth of expertise across our community and amplify what works.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The launch event was only the beginning. Each Community of Practice is now considering how members will connect and collaborate over the coming months, identifying priority themes, planning activities and exploring opportunities to develop shared resources, case studies and examples of effective practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To support ongoing discussion and collaboration, each Community of Practice has a dedicated Teams channel within the Newcastle Educators Team. These channels provide a space for colleagues to share ideas, ask questions, access resources and stay connected between events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is still time to get involved. The Communities of Practice are open to colleagues from across the University and offer opportunities to contribute to conversations, collaborate on shared challenges and help shape future resources and activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To join a Community of Practice, click the links to the Teams channels above or contact one of the Community leads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Resources and outputs from the Communities of Practice will also be shared through Newcastle Educators<\/a>, this blog and the Leading Edge Curriculum pages<\/a> of the Learning and Teaching website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We look forward to seeing these communities grow and to the ideas, collaborations and innovations that will emerge from them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Conversations about assessment, active learning, partnership and artificial intelligence filled the room on 6 June as more than 67 colleagues came together to launch the new Leading Edge Curriculum (LEC) Communities of Practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1008,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[767,768,770,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-strategy","category-leading-edge-curriculum","category-lec-fellows","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8508"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8512,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8508\/revisions\/8512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Assessment and Feedback Futures<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Pedagogical Approaches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Partnerships and Co-Creation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Digital Education and AI<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Taster Sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Building a Community Beyond the Launch Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Get Involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n