Resilient Learning Communities - Decolonising the Curriculum in the Time of Pandemic

Project Overview

The collective will to decolonise the curriculum is stronger than it has ever been. A curriculum that ignores how colonial history has shaped academic disciplines fails to educate students to recognise and challenge the harm done by the resulting structural inequalities. At the same time, the conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the move to online teaching have particular implications for BAME students, including negative impact on mental health, higher risk for financial hardship, and more limited access to resources.

This project aimed to work with staff and students to expand and deepen sector-wide understanding of what decolonising the curriculum means in practice.

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PROJECT CONTRIBUTORS

Sheffield Hallum

Decolonising the curriculum in the time of pandemic: A collaborative cluster final report

Publication date: 29 Sep 2021

This final report of the collaborative cluster, by Catriona Cunningham, University of Stirling and Marita Grimwood from Edinburgh Napier University, provides an overview of the activities of the cluster and offer recommendations for the way forward.

Author:	QAA Scotland
Format:	PDF
Size:	0.44 MB

Decolonising the curriculum in the time of pandemic: A resource to stimulate discussions

Publication date: 29 Sep 2021

This resource, by Catriona Cunningham and Marita Grimwood from the University of Stirling, provides a number of different stimulito prompt conversations about decolonising the curriculum in the time of pandemic for a variety of subjects including mathematics economics, history, psychology and dentistry.

Author:	QAA Scotland
Format:	PDF
Size:	1.94 MB

The Gathering: Decolonising the Curriculum Collaborative Cluster Launch event

Our launch event took place on 16th February 2021, when we came together to share and learn from one another. We discussed what works and what more we can do as individuals and as a learning community to support the decolonising process. This workshop presented a valuable opportunity to:

learn about what is going on elsewhere in the sector and enhance our thinking and practices
shape a diverse, Scotland-wide, inter-institutional network exploring what decolonising the curriculum looks like in (post-)pandemic times.

We understand the importance of using language accurately and sensitively. We are still learning what that means in practice, and we are committed to listening to the diverse learning communities that this Theme is intended to support. If you would like to share feedback on any of the terminology used in relation to Theme projects, please email ARCadmin@qaa.ac.uk