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Values-Based Teaching Activities

While every learner has some sense of the Warwick values, and may have completed an online values course as part of their registration, many are still unsure about what is expected of them as a member of the Warwick community. Not all questions and concerns can be resolved via the proposed activities, but they facilitate an opportunity to start a discussion and promote a sense of student community within departments.

Activities are designed to be facilitated by staff within the department. This toolkit is relevant to those with responsibilities for planning academic induction activities (e.g. Heads of Departments, Directors of Student Experience, Directors of Undergraduate Studies) and those with an interest in values. Activities are flexible and can be adapted to suit the needs of your department - use as little or as much as you like, or take inspiration and create your own

Values-Based Teaching Activities

Spectrum of Opinion
  • Appropriate for ice-breaker/welcome.
  • Can be made shorter/longer.
  • Suitable for in-person.
  • Adapted version for online (with voting technology in place).
Vocabulary of Values
  • Promoting community via teamwork and reflection.
  • Recognising differences and similarities in each other.
  • Suitable for in-person.
  • Adapted version for online groups.
Images of Culture
  • No additional session is required (students contribute via email).
  • Suitable for large groups.
  • In-person or online (a showcase of student image submissions)
  • Explores personal values.
Exploring Differences
  • Activity to consider how differences affect our experiences, and how we can support one another within the university community.
  • Ability to form small groups desirable.
Flower Power
  • Activity exploring privilege and oppression.
  • Can be delivered as an offline, introspective, individual activity, followed by a group discussion (in-person or online).
  • Suitable for small and large groups.
Privilege Walk
  • Suitable for smaller in-person groups.
  • In-person requires one hour.
  • Advanced activity.