TIC evaluation tool

Section Teaching Design

Please answer the questions and click on the "Get report" button at the end of the page

Question index

 

This section seeks to ensure that inclusive principles are considered when designing your teaching and assessment. Introducing inclusion into design will limit the need for retroactive adjustments later. 

 

For more see Design Guidelines on the TIC website.

Question Answer Notes

Question 1

Do you ensure facilities (e.g. library, group work facilities) are sufficient to support teaching / learning activities? 

Would you like more information?

Click here to see the video on considerations regarding facilities (2m 13s)

Answering YES would indicate:

You ensure that the library holds sufficient resources to support your teaching, updated reading lists are always passed onto subject librarians, and that there are sufficient group work facilities, lab facilities, equipment etc. to meet your students' needs in your course. 

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Suggestion:

Would you like to comment further / add any notes? You may wish to use it to highlight areas where there is sufficient facilities, and where more are needed.

Question 2

Do you use a range of teaching / assessment methods and materials to respond to diverse learner preferences?

Would you like more information?

Click here to see the video on diverse learner preferences (length 1m 32s)

See the TIC website for more on Diverse Learner Preferences

Answering YES would indicate:

You are flexible in your delivery of teaching, and setting of assessments. You aim to use a variety of teaching and assessment methods to develop transferable skills and to respond to the diverse learner preferences of students.

No
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Suggestion:

Would you like to comment further / add any notes? You may wish to highlight where variety exists, and where it could be enhanced.

Question 3

Have teaching / assessment methods and materials been evaluated for barriers to learning for diverse student groups?

(e.g. students with: English as a second language, significant external responsibilities, disabilities etc.)

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Click here to see the video further explaining this question (length 1m 11s) 

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Suggestion:

Would you like to comment further / add any notes?

Question 4

Have strategies been implemented to overcome any potential barriers to learning that were identified?

Select N/A if you have never identified any potential barriers. 

No
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Not applicable
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Suggestion:

Would you like to comment further / add any notes? You may want to cite the strategies implemented so that you can review and add to them in the future.