The Nottingham Advantage Award
Dr Sarah Speight
Academic Director
Lucie Whitfield
Manager
Characteristics
International
campuses
Relationship
to
Curriculum
QA and E
Employability
Researchinformed
Recognition
for students
Staff
Citizenship
• Staff led in
design
• Staff led in
development
• Staff led in
delivery
• Student voice
growing –
evaluation,
steering group,
module demand
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A place for innovation
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Peer Mentoring
OERs
NOOC – tri-campus
UG Students as
researchers
• Assessment
• Employer
engagement –
sponsored prizes
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Moving from the margins (but
also looking outwards)
Multiple
Outcomes model
MOOC
(alumni)
NAA
For
UGs
Core learning
repurposed
for different groups
Learning for
Sustainability
UG
Elective
NAA for
PGs
Challenges and tensions
• Relationship to the
academic curriculum
• Should there be an NAA
curriculum?
• Scaleability
• Reach – students tell us
they want to Award to
remain niche. We want
to widen access.
Advantage or Achievement?
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The Nottingham Advantage Award
Thank you – any
questions?
Dr.Sarah Speight,
Academic Director
Lucie Whitfield,
Manager
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