Partners in Co-creating Inclusive and Equitable Teaching & Learning (CIETL)

About this initiative

Building on a successful PATH4-funded pilot started in 2023, this project developed, and enacted key steps towards implementing, a sustainable model for the CIETL (Co-creating Inclusive and Equitable Teaching & Learning) Student-Staff Partnerships programme at University College Cork (UCC), to serve students and teachers across all UCC programmes, and to be administered through the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning (CIRTL). This CIETL programme provides structured opportunities for UCC teachers to engage directly with Student Partners in a range of specific consultations focused on inclusive teaching practice. This approach is grounded in the importance of authentic dialogue between teachers and students, and particularly focuses on surfacing and platforming lived experiences, voices, and perspectives of student populations who are traditionally minoritized in higher education. Based on current literature, sector advancements, and internationally expanding research and practice about Students as Partners and Student-Staff Pedagogical Partnerships, the CIETL (Co-creating Inclusive and Equitable Teaching & Learning) Partnership programme is specifically designed to fit UCC’s needs and context, enhancing both curriculum and professional development opportunities with a focus on how to design and facilitate more inclusive learning experiences for all UCC students.