Promoting creativity and innovation in the curriculum

1. Staff and student partnerships to promote
creativity and innovation in the curriculum
Kerry Vandersteen - Educational Developer
(Digital Learning - Staff Training, Projects & Events)

2. Student Digital Ambassador Pilot - 2016-17
• Develop student voice
• Promote digital literacies and employability
• Drive change and innovation

3. Development - 2017-2018
• Sustain student motivation
• Extend numbers/representation
• Stronger focus on teaching and learning
• Work more efficiently
• Link up with external partners

4. Extending impact 2017-2018
• Each Centre - a nominated Staff Digital Leader
• Encouraged to work in partnership with digital ambassadors to test
innovations, deliver training and create learning resources
• Staff and students attend events and workshops to get inspired and
build their own digital skills and knowledge
• Staff and students contribute to a shared blog

5. Applied Sciences
Creation of interactive 360 degree crime scene investigations
(subsequently used and embedded in Level 2 Forensic Sciences) -
https://www.thinglink.com/video/1027983648051167235

6. Business, Arts & Technology
• Evaluating speech to text apps (Inclusion)
• Hip hop maths app testing
• Instagram for Careers and Employability
• Researching Innovation Hubs

7. Lifelong Learning
• Video tutorial for Texthelp
• Blogging on mindmapping tools for literacy
• Read-out app testing
• Dictionary Apps for ESOL
• Skills for Work and Study Moodle Quizzes

8. Health, Social & Child Care
• Researching and introducing
podcasting as assessment
• Researching and introducing
bookmarking
• Evaluation of webinar tools
• Healthcare settings in VR

9. Sixth Form College
• Discord Review
• English Language App Testing
• Google Expeditions testing for library
• H5P research and resource creation
• Mahara set up and creation of user guides
• Student promotional film

10. Building partnerships
• Bounceworks (game app - coping with grief)
• Chelsea College of Arts (digital space)
• Ideas Foundation (hackathon & creative contacts)
• Islington Clinical Commissioning Group (Mental Health)
• Maker Club (robotics & future careers)
• UCL Research
• Vivida (AR & VR Storytelling)

11. Events
• Advancing Innovations Conference (BCOT)
• BETT Show
• Change Agents Network
• eLearning Roundtable
• Geek Girls Meet-up
• Google for Education workshop
• Maker Club
• Tech for Good

12. Some student feedback
Arjon: “I’ve built my confidence and become a problem solver.”
Carla: “I have had an amazing time researching new technologies.”
Danielle: “I think other students should sign up because they will
gain lots of experience.”
Maria: “It was fantastic to help students and teachers try new
things.”
Shamim: “I have learnt to plan projects carefully and become more
patient with others.”

13. Lessons learned & next steps?
• Sustain support from SMT (!)
• Embed in Teaching and Learning Strategy
• Example SOWs to inspire others
• Staff and students reps for all innovation projects
• Bid for funding to pay students
• Campaign for a space to host events and promote skills
• Find external partners to support you and help promote creativity