{"id":13808,"date":"2025-09-03T16:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ceti\/?page_id=13808"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:05:26","slug":"westminster-learning-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/ceti\/westminster-learning-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Westminster Learning Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What are Westminster Learning Communities?<\/h3>


Westminster Learning Communities (WLCs) were established by CETI in 2017 as a dynamic means of fostering innovation in learning and teaching in order to enhance the student experience. Although they are aligned with the University\u2019s strategic priorities, it is recognised that other innovations and issues will emerge and therefore reflect CETI\u2019s commitment to acting as an incubator of innovative ideas and practices, using a bottom-up, collaborative approach. WLCs achieve this by providing opportunities for colleagues to enhance and share practice, to exchange resources, expertise and experience, and to develop and promote new ideas and innovation. In this way, they enable colleagues not only to have their own practices recognised but to provide inspiration to colleagues in other disciplines to find new, effective approaches and to address challenges.<\/span><\/p>

WLCs are largely self-managed by a community facilitator(s) or lead(s) together with a core membership of active, interested and enthusiastic participants, but are overseen by CETI, which ensures that communities are supported and promoted, and that there is effective communication both within and between communities, and to the wider university community and the outside world. From time to time, CETI also commissions new communities to explore areas that have been identified as a priority.<\/span><\/p>

From time to time, the different WLCs have the opportunity to meet with each other, forming a collaborative forum of communities. Here they are able to explore commonalities and possibly develop collaborations, whilst also sharing strategies for growing their communities and supporting colleagues.<\/span><\/p>

WLCs should be inclusive, with membership open to colleagues across the university and include academic and professional services colleagues as well as students and colleagues working in the Students\u2019 Union. Where appropriate, communities are encouraged to include members external to the University to bring in different perspectives. These may be, for example, colleagues from other higher education institutions, representatives from relevant industries, or employers or teachers in schools. In line with the University\u2019s commitment to student partnership, each community will also be expected to incorporate input from students, either as members, or through consultation and collaboration.<\/span><\/p>

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