UTS Model of Learning and the learning.futures strategy

The learning and teaching framework at UTS, which guides what our students will learn, is known as the UTS Model of Learning. The UTS Model of Learning is centred on:  

1. Exposure to professional practice, via a range of practice-based experiences. 
2. Professional practice in a global workplace, developing capabilities to work in culturally diverse environments.   
3. Research inspired learning, through active engagement with research methods and outcomes. 

Our learning.futures strategy guides how students will learn.    

The following video outlines the guiding elements of the strategy:

The recent impacts of the global pandemic have led us to a new model of priorities in the UTS student experience, in what we often refer to as learning.futures 2.0.  These changes include:  

• Orientation: Enhancing transition into UTS through building a sense of belonging and beginning conversations about employability and employment. 
• Blended Learning: Extending opportunities for active engagement in the online space by breaking up the dense ‘delivery’ of content and enabling clear explanations, drawing from multimedia resources (videos, animations, podcasts) publishers, Open Educational Resources (OERs) or created here at UTS repository to enable sharing and reuse, creating engaging learning activities for students to collaborate face-to-face and online, and enhancing work-integrated learning within subjects and across courses. 
• Enhanced Feedback: Extending feedback from automated systems, academics, peers and industry. 
• Reflection: Developing feedback literacy and capacity to judge quality of work, enabled by a professional portfolio within subjects and across courses. 

We aim to engage students in their learning by providing them opportunities to apply their learning and participate in feedback practices to deepen their understanding.