Publications and talks on SLICCs

Overview of some of the publications and talks about SLICCs.

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Introduction to SLICCs

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Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs): Learning and teaching beyond disciplinary silos Blog post	A blog post that gives a brief overview explanation of SLICCs – a good starting point.
Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference 2020: SLICCs - Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses Recorded presentation	A conference presentation providing a detailed overview of the Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) initiative at the University of Edinburgh.
University of Edinburgh Learning and Teaching Conference 2020: Go ahead - set your own learning outcomes! Encouraging autonomy and experiential learning in a SLICC for Masters students Recorded presentation	A conference presentation about the SLICCs framework, how it is used in the online Masters in Public Health, and insights into the student and staff experiences.
Times Higher Campus: Enabling staff-student co-creation of experiential learning at scale Article	A brief overview of SLICCs, their flexibility and scalability, and practical steps to support success.
Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs): A flexible and scalable experiential learning and assessment framework using a reflective e-portfolio. Enabling students to take ownership of their learning, for academic credit Case study (see 'Students as partners and change agents' handout, pp28-29)	A brief overview of SLICCs, in particular their growth, flexibility, impact, and focus on student ownership and agency.

Different applications of the SLICCs framework

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The group project SLICC in medicine: “In this course, you can do anything you want to…” Blog post	A blog post showing how the SLICCs framework is used in the second year of the medicine programme for reflective learning in groups, where students have autonomy in choosing their own topic and experience.
Languages beyond University: A course offering community engagement in local schools for academic credit Blog post	A blog post about how the SLICCs framework is used in a second-year course in European Languages and Cultures, where students undertake their experience in local secondary schools, enhancing the local teaching and provision.
Enabling student autonomy and co-creation during Covid-19 lockdown – Summer SLICCs Blog post	A blog post exploring how the SLICCs framework was used to support first- and second-year undergraduates take control of their learning experience during the Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions during summer 2020.
Giving students some space to reflect on their Honours dissertations: A mini-SLICC Blog post	Andre Phillip's blog post (Teaching Fellow in Reproductive Biology) discussing the evolution of a ‘mini-SLICC’ he and colleagues designed to foster student reflections on their self-directed Honours projects.
"Network for Intercultural Competencies for Entrepreneurship" - using SLICC with multiple European partners Document NICE poster (3.26 MB / PPTX)	A poster presentation of the 'NICE' initiative at a virtual conference in Utrecht on "Developing intercultural competences in online and physical learning environments". NICE is a pan-European Erasmus+ programme, that uses the SLICCs framework delivered by Edinburgh to support student learning and the award of academic credit across the eight partner institutions.
Developing partnerships: PhD students and Canon Medical Blog post	In this blog post, Dr Fumi Kitagawa explains how the University of Edinburgh Business School has worked in partnership to develop entrepreneurial graduates, using the SLICCs framework in an integrated study programme in healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship, to enable students to undertake work experience for academic credit.

Student insights into SLICCs

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Delivering SLICC presentations should be part of the 'new normal': an online post-graduate students’ experience Blog post	A blog post about how the SLICCs framework is used in the online (part-time) Masters in Public Health, where students can reflect on how their masters influences their professional activities.
SLICCs (Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses): A Supportive Experiential Space Where Students Can Flourish Blog post	A blog post about how the SLICCs framework is used in the online (part-time) Masters in Public Health to facilitate co-creation of the curriculum, combining student and staff perspectives.
Lockdown Learning: A new course for OPTIMA PhD students locked out the lab Blog post	A PhD student's blog post at the Centre for Doctoral Training in Optical Medical Imaging (OPTIMA) about developing a SLICC with an industry partner back in April 2020, during lockdown. This was opportunity to progress in her studies despite the constaints imposed by the pandemic that kept her away the lab.
SLICC: A great opportunity for part-time MPH students Blog post	A blog post about MPH students having the option to take a SLICC instead of a traditional dissertation.
‘Cooking without a cooker’: A recipe book for the homeless Blog post	A blog post where medical students reflect on a unique community engagement project that they spearheaded: creating a recipe book geared towards the homeless population.
Reflections on reflecting: A student’s mirror Blog post	Nia Obed-Arthur, an undergraduate student at the Law School considers how the reflective learning and assessment framework of SLICCs has been important to their academic development — and their growth as a writer and scholar.

Further understanding the learning opportunities in SLICCs

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Riley SC, McCabe G, Pirie I. (2017) 'Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs): Enabling students to gain academic credit for extra-curricular activities during the summer vacation and take ownership of their learning'. In book: Transforming Assessment in Higher Education. A case study series Case Study 18. Higher Education Academy. Eds: S Elkington, CA Evans. Transforming assessment in higher education - a case study series	A published ‘case study’ introducing and explaining the SLICCs framework.
Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs): Enabling students to take ownership of their learning and assessment Recorded webinar	A webinar, introducing the approach of SLICCs, their flexibility and utility, and discussing the opportunities and challenges that have arisen.
Speirs NM, Riley SC, McCabe G (2017) 'Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses: Using structured reflection within experiential learning to enable widening participation students’ transitions through and beyond Higher Education'. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice 5, 51-57. Paper	A peer-reviewed published paper that explores how engagement of widening participation students in SLICCs may impact on their successful transitions.
Coimbra Employability and Curriculum Innovation Working Groups workshop: Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs)	A webinar introducing the approach of SLICCs, their flexibility and utility, and discussing the opportunities and challenges that have arisen.
Student-led learning: a Head of School’s perspective Blog post	A blog post sharing a Head of School's perspectives as an academic manager when they consider SLICCs and other learning and teaching innovations in terms of scalability, sustainability, equitable access, and added value.
The Student Role in Co-Creation of their own Learning Outcomes, and their Assessment Recorded webinar	A webinar from the Interdisciplinary Network for Research-Informed Assessment Practices (INRAP) webinar series, exploring how students co-create their learning outcomes using the SLICCs framework and individually contextualise the development of their graduate attributes.
Catching the waves: surfing, enhancement, and student success Blog post	A blog post exploring how QAA Scotland Enhancement Themes have been harnessed to support institutional progress in priority areas, including SLICCs.
Murray, R. (2024). 'The Capability Approach, Pedagogic Rights and Course Design: Developing Autonomy and Reflection through Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses', Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 25:1, 131-150, DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2023.2261856 Paper	A published analysis using the Capability Approach to explore how SLICCs provide a space for individual development and the expansion of capabilities.

This article was published on 2024-08-05