Curriculum Enrichment Working Group

The ANH Academy Technical Working Group on Curriculum Enrichment was established in 2020 to better understand the skills, materials and support needs of university educators teaching critical ANH linkages around the world. By working with faculty members in different regions, it is hoped that this initiative will contribute to strengthening institutional capacities to develop and equip future researchers, practitioners and policymakers to deliver multisectoral nutrition actions. 

The Group brings together experts in ANH research, university teaching, pedagogy and capacity strengthening to co-design and implement a new training of trainers (ToT) programme. Specific objectives are to:

• Develop a comprehensive needs assessment for university educators;
• Deploy the Needs Assessment to better understand the needs of university educators;
• Map and synthesise existing online learning content relevant to ANH teaching;
• Develop a suite of open-access blended teaching materials, hosted on a dedicated teaching area of the ANH Academy SCANR portal;
• Guide the design of a training of trainers programme, offering critical inputs and feedback on the framework developed by the ANH Academy.

Teaching Resources

The Working Group conducted a detailed mapping exercise of existing agriculture, nutrition and health postgraduate teaching resources available online. A directory of these resources is now available to explore on our website, compiled by Emily Fivian, IMMANA Research Assistant, in consultation with the Working Group. The majority of these resources are open access, with no fees associated. If you know of any materials that you feel the ANH community could use or adapt for interdisciplinary teaching and learning, please submit them via this form or contact l[email protected], and we will add them to the directory.

Webinar series: Piloting a suite of new teaching materials

From November 2022 - January 2023 we are hosting a weekly series of webinars to pilot a suite of teaching materials that have been developed in response to the latest needs assessment. The seminars will provide an opportunity for potential end users; educators and students, to learn about the topics and to provide valuable feedback which can help us to ensure that the materials are fit for purpose before they are launched online for the ANH community's adaptation and use in different contexts.

The topics being showcased are:

• Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Linkages, an Introduction
• Climate Change, Environment and Sustainability
• One Health
• Gender, Equity and Empowerment
• Migration and Fragile Contexts

For more information and to register for a session please visit the webinar page.