Benefits of curriculum mapping for teaching efficiency and program management
byAt a time when we’re ensuring our programs are future-ready – particularly in response to generative AI and evolving workplace demands – it makes…
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Medical education reimagined – the power of student-faculty partnership
byIn the dynamic landscape of higher education, student-staff collaborations for curriculum design and development improve both the outcome (our curriculum) and process (the way…
The Anthropocene, emotions and the ‘who’ of pedagogy
byAs a semester defined by the disruption of COVID-19 was coming to a close, I remember reflecting on the wisdom of having set a…
A tipping point for higher education?
byThe disruption of higher education through forces such as technological innovation, globalisation, shifts in government funding, and changes in the nature of work has…
Units as models: Systemism in unit design
byAs the new semester looms closer and with it the deadlines for having your unit outlines ready, here’s an idea for making the units…
Mapping the curriculum: deriving how units of study contribute to the graduate qualities
byCurriculum mapping involves tracing the connections between the learning outcomes, activities, and assessments in each unit of study to the outcomes for students graduating…
Our new robot overlords, the future of work, graduate qualities and the redeeming power of education
byThis year’s big media theme is that we human workers will be replaced by robots and AI (Artificial Intelligence). Computers are efficient and unsentimental,…
What OLE choice will you make?
byIn June last year over 100 academics chose to embark on a bold expedition to turn concept into reality and create the Open Learning…
Professional development for academic leadership in curriculum design
bySydney’s new undergraduate curriculum is both bold and challenging in its aim to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to be agile…
Connecting the dots in the new curriculum
byCurriculum is ambitious business. In designing it, we make a claim about what we ought to teach, and what our students ought to learn….