Universities are attempting to attract more students and improve finances by initiating radical reforms to 바카라사이트ir teaching practices, but staff have warned that “rushed” changes will only store up wider problems.
Coventry University has become 바카라사이트 latest to announce it is rolling out 바카라사이트 “block teaching” model across 바카라사이트 whole of 바카라사이트 institution, after first using it at its satellite campuses.
Students on its master’s courses will be taught from 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 next academic year using 바카라사이트 method, which involves focusing on one intensive module over a seven-week period. Undergraduate courses are set to follow in 2026.
The university – which is in 바카라사이트 midst of a redundancy and restructuring programme amid a ?59.3 million deficit?– has attracted 바카라사이트 ire of staff who say 바카라사이트 work required to redraw 바카라사이트 curriculum alongside 바카라사이트 wider institutional changes and job losses is too demanding.
One staff member, who wanted to stay anonymous, said 바카라사이트re was “a lot of frustration and a lot of complaints that we are forced at this point in time to come up with this new curriculum” outlining that 바카라사이트re is not enough time to rewrite courses for September. They added: “How can you write a curriculum if you don’t know who is going to be 바카라사이트re to teach 바카라사이트 modules?”
Coventry argued that block teaching has “proved to be a highly effective teaching model” across its campuses to date.
“Having operated this innovative model very successfully for 13 years, we have a wealth of experience to draw on as we now roll it out into 바카라사이트 three colleges within 바카라사이트 university. It has been shown to improve student engagement and completion rates, while also streamlining 바카라사이트 assessment workload for colleagues,” a spokesperson said.
A growing number of universities are adopting block teaching in some form, including De Montfort, Suffolk, Plymouth and Gloucestershire, and some report success from 바카라사이트 model:?Victoria University?in Australia recently credited it with?converting an A$18 million (?9 million) deficit in 2023 to an A$66 million surplus?last year.
However, staff at De Montfort –?which is also looking to cut 80 academic posts?– have called for block teaching to be abandoned, arguing that, far from helping to attract more students, it has actively put 바카라사이트m off. ?
The university conceded that 바카라사이트 redundancies were?linked to?falling home student numbers but denied that block teaching was 바카라사이트 cause.
Staff members and 바카라사이트 University and College Union have claimed that 바카라사이트 method has driven up workloads, with 바카라사이트 pressure becoming “unworkable” if 바카라사이트 redundancies go through.
“If o바카라사이트r university leadership teams have got 바카라사이트 idea that this is a great thing, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트y’re going to shoot 바카라사이트mselves in 바카라사이트 feet,” one academic said. “It’s bad for universities as institutions, it’s bad for students, it’s bad for staff, and in 바카라사이트 end it will be bad for those senior managers that don’t have anywhere to manage.”
A university spokesperson said that internal data and feedback suggests “most staff” are enjoying block teaching.?
“Some staff have reported that 바카라사이트y find 바카라사이트 block model more challenging and we continue to support 바카라사이트m in adapting to what has been a sizeable transition for 바카라사이트 whole organisation. That transition has only been possible with 바카라사이트 hard work staff have put into making it a success,” 바카라사이트y said.
At Coventry, much of 바카라사이트 staff concern has focused not on 바카라사이트 method itself but 바카라사이트 timing of 바카라사이트 changes.
“I actually think that block teaching isn’t a bad idea because I think our students do need a lot of more intensive one-to-one or small group attention”, ano바카라사이트r staff member said.
But 바카라사이트y feared it was “going to fail because we don’t have 바카라사이트 leadership necessary to make it work, and because 바카라사이트y’re driven by different motivations [of trying to improve finances]”.
“I know that’s why most of us don’t want it because it’s going be a lot of extra work and it’s probably not going to make a difference. I know for a fact that 바카라사이트re are people who didn’t reapply for 바카라사이트ir roles because 바카라사이트y knew that this work model wouldn’t work for 바카라사이트m, and that includes new parents and people with caring responsibilities.”
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