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Joyful Learning Through Festivals in Higher Education

Name: Joyful Learning Through Festivals in Higher Education
Price: 199 USD
Availability: InStock

33 studentsBEGINNER

Korshub's take

Student engagement doesn't happen by accident—it happens when teaching weaves cultural meaning into the curriculum. Led by an expert in cultural leadership at King's College London, this course shows how festivals and cultural events become vehicles for deeper learning, inclusion, and wellbeing.

You'll explore how to integrate cultural experiences into undergraduate, postgraduate, and short courses—whether in-person, online, or hybrid. Learn practical toolkits for cultural curation, discover how guest speakers and fieldtrips magnify engagement, and study real case studies of institutions that transformed their teaching. Five hours plus optional self-study, designed for educators ready to move beyond lectures into meaningful cultural experiences that stick with students long after the course ends.

For: Higher ed instructors, curriculum designers, student life professionals.

About this course

Looking to inspire and engage students more effectively in Higher Education?

Led by Dr Estrella Sendra at King’s College London, this course introduces innovative strategies to embed cultural events and festivals into your teaching—fostering joyful learning, inclusion, collaboration and well-being.

Cultural events and festivals create rich opportunities for students to develop subject specific knowledge, social awareness and soft skills. However, integrating these experiences into the curriculum can be challenging.

This course responds to those challenges by exploring the role of cultural leadership in education and offering practical approaches that can be adapted to a range of teaching formats, including undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses, in person, online or in hybrid modes. No prior curatorial experience is required.

Across five thematic units—what, why, how, when and where—you will explore key concepts in cultural festival theory alongside practical toolkits, multimedia resources and real-life case studies. The course also examines how creative experimentation, community-building, guest speakers, fieldtrips and interactive resources can enhance student engagement.

Become a designer of meaningful learning experiences and support students to play an active role in shaping their learning journey through cultural events and festivals.

This course is designed to be completed in approximately 5 hours, along with 3 hours of self-directed study.