Innovation in learning and teaching

What are the projects?

These projects have successfully bid for funding of up to £50,000 each to develop innovations in learning and teaching for either undergraduate or postgraduate taught provision.

Lead institution and contact	Project	Funding amount	Project value
Anglia Ruskin University Contact: Sally Everett	Delivering enhanced skills for postgraduate students through employer-informed team based learning	£37,697	£77,811
Askham Bryan College Contact: Deirdre Rooney	Piloting a bespoke smartphone and tablet 'app' to uncover real time student perceptions of outstanding teaching and learning	£16,175	£32,350
Aston University Contact: Sarah Hayes	Analytics plus: Enhancing retention and progression of undergraduate (UG) students through effective and co-ordinated advancement of institutional learning analytics	£50,000	£120,000
Barnsley College Contact: Lorraine Copley	Recognising 'discovery learners': Making HE pedagogies responsive to equivalent qualifications	£50,000	£291,604
Bath Spa University Contacts: Rebecca Schaaf, Neil Glen and Jeffrey Boehm	Creating shared personal learning environments: Promoting engagement and understanding through interaction and co-creation with mobile digital technology	£48,154	£130,028
Bedford College Contact: Susan Blackman	Identifying and using creative thinking strategies to improve success and learner satisfaction	£20,000	£99,268
University of Bedfordshire Contact: Alexander Kofinas	A gamification-informed approach to developing knowledge and professional practice	£32,000	£68,000
University of Bedfordshire Contact: Mary Malcolm	Developing relational and management skills (PG)	£21,216	£73,360
Birkbeck College Contact: Gretchen O'Neill	Experimental investigation of interventions designed to increase student retention and performance	£49,326	£98,652
Birmingham City University Contact: Matt O'Leary	Improving learning and teaching through collaborative observation	£48,727	£97,493
Blackburn College Contact: Peter Shukie	Interactive essays	£26,286	£52,574
University of Bolton Contacts: Duncan Cross and Julie Prescott	Student-led technology enhanced learning and teaching	£33,050	£63,800
Bournemouth University Contact: Sonal Minocha	Global talent: From education to employability	£50,000	£100,000
Bournemouth University Contact: Sonal Minocha	Global talent: From employability to excellence	£50,000	£100,000
Brunel University London Contact: Mariann Rand-Weaver	Digital examinations	£50,000	£100,000
Buckinghamshire New University Contacts: Richard Mather and Helena Chance	Traversing digital-creative perspectives: Preparing design and technology students for interdisciplinary work	£39,000	£82,750
Burnley College Contact: Peter Mounsey	Fostering a growth mindset culture in higher education	£41,000	£82,000
Bury College Contact: Cathy Gill	Enhancing academic study skills	£49,990	£99,926
University of Cambridge Contact: Rajesh Jena	ZEIT-GEIST: an immersive simulator for teaching of radiation oncology	£42,294	£87,860
University of Cambridge Contacts: Amy Ludlow and Ruth Armstrong email [email protected]	Pushing boundaries: Co-producing learning and measurement This project has supported the development, delivery and evaluation of Learning Together	£25,000	£51,500
Canterbury Christ Church University Contacts: Marian McCormick, Chris Harvey and Rayya Ghul	Evaluating the 'traffic light tool': A potential high impact pedagogy	£49,942	£85,738
University of Central Lancashire Contact: Claire Lowe	Lancashire skills for graduates: A model for integrated learning	£50,000	£100,000
City College Plymouth Contact: Fiona Horrell	HE STEM graduate talent programme	£30,883	£61,159
City of Sunderland College Contact: Sally Dixon	Breaking down barriers to learning: A cross-curricula action research project	£50,000	£100,000
Coventry University Contact: Sylvester Arnab	GameChangers	£33,294	£66,588
University of Derby Contacts: Ruth Ayres, John Hill and Chris Bell	Applying learning analytics to measure the impact of digital practice enhancements on student engagement and digital capabilities	£50,000	£125,285
University of Durham Contact: Malcolm Murray	Gamifying the on-boarding of PGT students	£13,541	£47,446
Goldsmiths' College Contact: Matthew Yee-King	CodeCircle: Browser-based creative coding leading to deeper learning and wider skills acquisition	£47,830	£95,660
Goldsmiths' College Contact: Claire Maclean	Innovation in employability and enterprise	£40,000	£80,000
University of Greenwich Contact: Christine Couper	A structured conversation enabling and measuring responsive pedagogy	£38,700	£82,200
Harrow College Contact: Dyllan McTaggart	My Harrow College	£30,000	£60,000
University of Huddersfield Contact: Philip Clegg	Enterprise placement year: A game changer!	£44,600	£89,200
University of Hull Contact: Graham Scott	Developing the use of learning analytics across the STEM disciplines to increase student engagement and improve student outcomes	£31,108	£62,812
Imperial College London Contact: Edward Meinert	Data Science 3i: i.ntroducing and i.nspiring i.nnovation data science for healthcare	£50,000	£100,000
University of Keele Contact: Zoe Robinson	Unmaking single perspectives: A listening project	£50,000	£106,055
University of Keele Contact: Ed de Quincey	Learner centred design for learning analytics	£49,988	£99,790
Kingston University Contact: Jane Lindsay	Meeting employer demands for higher order thinking skills	£50,000	£215,000
University of Lancaster Contact: Sarah Kingston	Bridging connections: Improving the links between academic and work-related learning by criminology students	£49,921	£94,498
University of Leeds Contact: Tamsin Treasure-Jones	myPAL@work: Learning analytics for reflective learning and professional development	£49,768	£111,541
University of Leeds Contact: Charles Dannreuther	'Mending a broken bridge': Developing scholarly impact & civic engagement for PGT students	£29,988	£59,975
Leeds Beckett University Contact: [email protected]	PULSE: Personalised user learning & social environment	£29,080	£67,200
University of Liverpool Contact: Catrin Eames	Postgraduate healthcare student mentoring by experts by experience	£49,801	£98,472
Liverpool Hope University Contact: Penny Haughan	Institutional memory bank	£50,000	£100,000
London South Bank University Contact: Jennifer Hardi	A pilot study to assess the requirements and academic impact of introducing collaborative multi-disciplinary working within higher education	£50,000	£137,276
Loughborough University Contact: Barbara Jaworski	Student learning through collaborative design and teaching of STEM foundation mathematics	£47,019	£129,923
Manchester Metropolitan University Contact: Helen Laville	Targeted learning tracker app	£50,000	£100,000
Middlesex University Contact: Gareth Williams	Digital showscapes	£23,298	£46,596
Newcastle University Contact: Matthew Forshaw	Improving student engagement and retention through 'human-in-the-loop' learning analytics	£48,824	£102,529
Newman University Contact: John Peters	Collaborative development of pedagogic interventions based on learning analytics	£47,075	£96,055
University of Nottingham Contact: Cristina De Matteis	Come on in to our research labs: Enhancing UG students’ experience of research	£27,108	£54,216
University of Plymouth Contact: Harriet Dismore	Learning for the future: Developing an interdisciplinary learning framework between the arts and sciences	£50,000	£110,449
Royal College of Music Contacts: Matt Parkin and [email protected]	Introducing VLE-based blended learning into the teaching of solo instrumental and vocal performance at undergraduate level	£44,412	£88,940
University of Sheffield Contact: Brendan Stone	Group interdisciplinary undergraduate research projects	£48,689	£99,268
University of Sheffield Contacts: Bryony Olney and Bobby Nisha	Developing design consultants of the future: Embedding augmented reality in learning & teaching	£50,000	£188,285
University of Southampton Contact: Carol Evans	Supporting student agency and success in higher education and beyond through the development of assessment feedback skills (the ability to self-monitor and self-evaluate)	£50,000	£100,000
Southampton Solent University Contacts: Osama Khan and Roger Emery	Rich information set for educators (RISE)	£49,012	£103,194
St Mary's University, Twickenham Contact: Liam McCarthy	Collaborative reflection in practice: A cross-institutional project in sports coaching	£22,000	£44,000
University of Suffolk Contact: Christine Smith	placementPAL (peer assisted learning): A digital app to scaffold students' learning and knowledgeable action in work	£47,977	£131,496
University of Sunderland Contact: Jessica Hardisty	Inter-professional collaboration in design and delivery of undergraduate teaching and learning in the care of patients with mental ill health	£50,000	£104,000
University of Surrey Contact: Esat Alpay	Gamification in engineering education: From primary outreach to work transition	£50,000	£105,000
University of Surrey Contact: Naomi Winstone	Feedback footprints: Using learning analytics to support student engagement with, and learning from, feedback	£44,416	£123,055
University of Sussex Contact: David Walker	ePortfolio analytics	£18,000	£60,000
Teesside University Contact: Jonathan Eaton	Enhancing employability outcomes through an immersive learning environment	£49,234	£131,053
University Campus Oldham Contact: Emma Young	Establishment of a student-led academic success hub	£41,600	£91,600
University College London Contact: Clive Lees Young	UCL action for curriculum enhancement	£38,000	£76,000
University of Warwick Contact: Georgia Kremmyda	Developing a student-driven educational model between, beyond and across disciplines	£49,745	£99,490
University of the West of England Contact: Laura Fogg-Rogers	Children as engineers	£49,955	£71,950

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What are the projects?

Anglia Ruskin University

Askham Bryan College

Aston University

Barnsley College

Bath Spa University

Bedford College

University of Bedfordshire

University of Bedfordshire

Birkbeck College

Birmingham City University

Blackburn College

University of Bolton

Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University

Brunel University London

Buckinghamshire New University

Burnley College

Bury College

University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

Canterbury Christ Church University

University of Central Lancashire

City College Plymouth

City of Sunderland College

Coventry University

University of Derby

University of Durham

Goldsmiths' College

Goldsmiths' College

University of Greenwich

Harrow College

University of Huddersfield

University of Hull

Imperial College London

University of Keele

University of Keele

Kingston University

University of Lancaster

University of Leeds

University of Leeds

Leeds Beckett University

University of Liverpool

Liverpool Hope University

London South Bank University

Loughborough University

Manchester Metropolitan University

Middlesex University

Newcastle University

Newman University

University of Nottingham

University of Plymouth

Royal College of Music

University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield

University of Southampton

Southampton Solent University

St Mary's University, Twickenham

University of Suffolk

University of Sunderland

University of Surrey

University of Surrey

University of Sussex

Teesside University

University Campus Oldham

University College London

University of Warwick

University of the West of England

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