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In this episode, your hosts - Dr. Dean Fido and Dr. Craig Harper - talk about attainment gaps in university degrees, and explore a recent article from Dean about three quick fixes to closing some of these disparities.  

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Chapters: 

00:00 - The Extent of Award Attainment Gaps 

03:33 - Co-Design and Collaboration with Learners 

08:46 - Make Feedback Clear and Accessible When It's Needed 

14:46 - Break Down Barriers to Course Engagement and Access to Higher Education   

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Resources  

Dean's article for Times Higher Education: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/three-immediate-changes-academics-can-make-close-awarding-gaps

COVID adjustments led to reductions in attainment gaps: https://www.cctl.cam.ac.uk/mind-gap-toolkit/how-know/impact-covid  

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CRIB NOTES: 

-Welcomes & Scope of podcast episode

      - Racial and socioeconomic disparities are large, in relation to both awarding levels and progression / drop-out rates  

-Topic 1 - Co-Producing Teaching Materials

      - Making sure examples and cultural references make sense

      - Adapting to different learner abilities and styles

      - Academics as experts, but with a responsibility to make content accessible  

-Topic 2 - Effective and Accessible Feedback

      - Continual feedback throughout teaching as vital to boosting attainment

      - Consistency in feedback methods and presentation in summative assessments

      - Developing effective ways to test knowledge in real time   

- Topic 3 - Break Down Barriers

      - COVID-19 adjustments led to reductions in attainment gaps

      - Online learning as a leveller of the playing field via increased engagement  

- Closing remarks   

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