Bottom-up curriculum innovation through grants for lecturers

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionAcademicpeer-review

54 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

The aim of this case study is to evaluate the bottom-up approach of curriculum innovation in higher education through the implementation of Teaching Innovation Grants (TIGs). Through the TIGs, lecturers were granted hours to innovate their course. Of the 81 applications, 52 were granted. The TIGs were implemented in BSc and MSc courses on topics in economics and business. Each grant touched upon one or more of the educational themes - (1) internationalization, diversity & inclusion, (2) ethics, responsibility & sustainability, (3) digital business & data science, (4) employability, and (5) active & blended learning - the faculty board has formulated as ambitions for improving and renewing what and how we teach in our degree programs. Overall, the TIGs has facilitated lecturers in innovating their teaching. They perceived the workload as manageable, but intensive. Support by teaching assistants and/or educationalist was an important factor for a successful implementation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHEAd 2023 - 9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances
PublisherUniversidad Politecnica de Valencia
Pages1131-1138
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9788413960852
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances, HEAd 2023 - Valencia, Spain
Duration: 19-Jun-202322-Jun-2023

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Higher Education Advances
ISSN (Electronic)2603-5871

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances, HEAd 2023
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValencia
Period19/06/202322/06/2023

Keywords

  • bottom-up approach
  • Curriculum innovation
  • higher education
  • teaching grants

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Bottom-up curriculum innovation through grants for lecturers'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this