Course selection
Deconstructing Ideal Learners & Curriculum Design in HE
Audience: Academic staff, Research staff, Research supervisors
Date: Wednesday 4 February 2026
Times: 14.00 to 16.00
Programme: Academic Staff Development Programme
Target audience
Open to all academic staff and contract research staff.
Course mapped to
Professional Standards Framework: A2 (teach and/or support learning through appropriate approaches and environments), K1 (how learners learn, generally and within specific subjects)
Course information
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Compare a variety of theoretical approaches to critical pedagogy
- Apply key concepts of critical pedagogy to (de)construct learner profiles in HE
- Analyse the relationship between an “ideal learner” and the hidden curriculum in HE
- Create a context-specific curriculum design to address diverse learner profiles.
Tutors
Dr Amritesh Singh