31 Planning the programme
To help you design the programme for your Jam, consider the following guidance and agree any decisions with your partners.
If your Jam will take place online, including a healthy mix of live and self-paced activities is important. You should avoid overwhelming participants and facilitators with lengthy live sessions. To maximise engagement, it’s a good idea to introduce an element of interactivity for participants.
The length of an online Jam can vary from a very intense 24-hour event to weeklong programmes with more activities. Decide with your partner(s) which format will work best for your specific needs.
You should consider the timings of live sessions if you plan to open up the Jam to learners across a variety of time zones. For example, participants may be existing students on online programmes, and may live outside the UK, as may students within partner institutions.
Add your content in the right-hand column of the table below.
| Title | |
| Overview | |
| Aim
· Purpose and learning outcomes. |
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| Location
· Online, blended, campus-based or at another location? |
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| Date
· Will the Jam be in Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter? |
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| Duration
· How long will the Jam be? For example, one, three or five days, or longer? |
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| Audience
· Who is your intended audience? For example, this may be undergraduate students, postgraduate students, doctoral students, staff, prospective students, offer holders, alumni, members of the public, etc. |
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| Funding arrangements | |
| Partner(s) | |
| Pedagogical approach | |
| Participation modes
· Independent, working in groups, etc. |
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| Digital platform
· For example, Teams, etc. |
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| Resources | |
| Draft programme
· Live sessions including timings. · In-person sessions, including timings. · Asynchronous sessions including timings. · Facilitated group work and timings. · Other sessions and timings. |
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| Self-paced activities | |
| Learning in groups | |
| Facilitation arrangements | |
| Development/training arrangements
· For example, for new Jam facilitators, including staff and students. |
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| Special guests | |
| Planned output(s) | |
| Certification | |
| Evaluation strategy |
Refer to Appendix 1: Social Justice Jam: Spaces for Change, June 2024 for an example programme outline. This will help you put together your own programme.
