Curriculum Design
In designing a curriculum which will engage learners with a given discipline and enable learners to effectively develop and demonstrate successful achievement of the desired scope and level of learning, programme (and module) teams can draw upon a number of models of good practice in curriculum design.
This Signpost & Guide draws upon contemporary social constructivist research into teaching and learning and argues that we need to take a radically different view of curriculum design. Instead of starting with the building blocks of a syllabus or discipline content, it suggests that we should begin by focussing upon the learner and how they learn. This approach turns the traditional curriculum design model on its head, and redefines curriculum as about process rather than product.
Section 1: What is curriculum design? Curriculum as learning process
Section 2: Benchmarking your curriculum
Section 3: Learning Outcomes
Section 4: The Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework
Section 5: Employability & the Curriculum
Section 6: Personal Development Planning & the Effective Learner
Section 7: Curriculum Design & Assessment
Section 8: E-Learning & Curriculum Design
Section 9: The Inclusive Curriculum
Section10: Curriculum Mapping Tools
Section 11: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Curriculum