Making space for innovation: a higher education challenge
Michelle Prawer
Victoria University
Whether it’s called block teaching, block scheduling, block planning or simply the block model, this mode of instruction is intense, immersive and sometimes divisive. But is it more effective than traditional university semesters? This collection of resources from academics in Australia and the UK looks at how it works, its capacity to support diverse student cohorts across higher education, and its drawbacks and challenges.