Enhancing Student Success Through Active and Collaborative Learning Strategies

Explore the implementation of active learning pedagogies such as SCALE-UP and TBL to address barriers to student success. Discover the benefits of problem-solving, enquiry-based activities, and collaborative environments in higher education. Get insights on strategically-assigned groups, flipped classrooms, peer teaching, and more. Find out how Upside-down pedagogies and Team-Based Learning can foster student engagement and achievement.

• Active learning
• Collaborative learning
• Student success
• Upside-down pedagogies
• Team-Based Learning

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1. Scaling-up Active Collaborative Learning for Student Success Alison Hartley, University of Bradford a.s.hartley@bradford.ac.uk @AlisonSHartley 1 21 February 2018 eSTEeM Thematic Seminar Series: Degree Awarding Gap

2. HEFCE Catalyst Project: Addressing barriers to student success Report: Causes of difference in student outcomes (HEFCE 2015) 1. Curricula and learning 2. Relationships between staff and students 3. Social, cultural and economic capital 4. Psychosocial and identity factor Collaborative Project: https://aclproject.org.uk/ Collaborative Project: https://aclproject.org.uk/ Nottingham Trent University University of Bradford Anglia Ruskin University 2 21 February 2018 eSTEeM Thematic Seminar Series: Degree Awarding Gap

3. Our overall aim To increase the use of two active learning to address attainment disparities active learning pedagogies as a strategy Our proposal 1. 1. SCALE Student-Centred Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies SCALE- -UP UP 2. 2. TBL Team Based Learning TBL 3 21 February 2018 eSTEeM Thematic Seminar Series: Degree Awarding Gap

4. What is SCALE-UP? Lectures replaced by problem-solving & enquiry based activities Evidence on addressing barriers to student success? Evidence on addressing barriers to student success? Strategically-assigned groups Collaborative classroom environment Upside-down pedagogies: Flipped, peer teaching, rotating group roles www.aclproject.org.uk/scale www.aclproject.org.uk/scale- -up/ up/ 4 21 February 2018 eSTEeM Thematic Seminar Series: Degree Awarding Gap

5. What is TBL (Team Based Learning)? Evidence on addressing barriers to student success? Evidence on addressing barriers to student success? Special sequence of individual study before class, collaborative group work during class, immediate feedback and teacher- facilitated discussion and debate Majority of time students earn how to use their new knowledge to solve authentic, real-world problems, make collaborative team decisions, justify their decisions to other teams during discussion and debate https://aclproject.org.uk/team https://aclproject.org.uk/team- -based based- -learning/ learning/ 5 21 February 2018 eSTEeM Thematic Seminar Series: Degree Awarding Gap

6. Support: Educational developer role Course team recruitment started Redesign modules delivery 17/18 The Quantitative: Student performance & retention Qualitative: Surveys and interviews (staff & students) Insights into the benefits and challenges Evaluation Dissemination blueprint Oct 2018 6 21 February 2018 eSTEeM Thematic Seminar Series: Degree Awarding Gap

7. What we aim to achieve Expected benefits Benefit for range of students Expected benefits Blueprint will be widely shared and accessible Growing community of practice Strengthen evidence base 7 21 February 2018 eSTEeM Thematic Seminar Series: Degree Awarding Gap

8. References Beichner et al (2007). The Student Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALEUP) Project. Research-Based Reform of University Physics. http://www.compadre.org/per/items/detail.cfm?ID=4517 Koles et al (2010) The impact of team-based learning on medical students academic performance. Academic Medicine 85 (11), 1739-45 Project website Scaling Up Active Collaborative Learning https://aclproject.org.uk/ Active Collaborative Learning for student success 8 21 February 2018 eSTEeM Thematic Seminar Series: Degree Awarding Gap