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Curriculum Development and Implementation. Three Phases. Phase I: Development Phase II: Implementation Phase III: Oversight and Evaluation. Phase I: Development. Phase I Tips…. Form teams to share the work; inclusion is key Set ground rules Provide voice to others
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Three Phases • Phase I: Development • Phase II: Implementation • Phase III: Oversight and Evaluation
Phase I Tips…. • Form teams to share the work; inclusion is key • Set ground rules • Provide voice to others • Agree to disagree on matters • Decisions should be made on general agreement • Set realistic target dates • Meet frequently, communicate • Celebrate accomplishments
General Steps in Curriculum Development • Step 1 – Laying the Foundation • Mission Statement • Philosophy • Program Objectives and Outcomes • Approach* • Conceptual?
General Steps…….. • Step 2 – Determining Direction • Identify Level Objectives and/or Competencies • Determine Application of Approach* • How will concepts be foundational to the curriculum • Develop concepts
General Steps…… • Step 3 – Develop Program of Study • Prerequisite Courses • Nursing Courses
Unique Components for a Concept-Based Approach • Identify Broad Concept Categories and Guiding Principles • Identify and Define Concepts • Identify Exemplars • Choose these carefully – suggest use incidence, prevalence, and/or importance • Develop Concepts • Learning Strategies
Example: Concept Categories at UNM • Health & Illness • Biophysical Concepts • Psychosocial Concepts • Professional Nursing • Understanding self/others • Nursing Roles/Behaviors • Working within Teams/Organizations • Regulatory Mechanisms
Example: Guiding Principles for Health & Illness Concepts • Age & Population Continuum • Health Continuum • Acute/Chronic • Environment • Community • Health Care Facilities
Example: Definition and Exemplars for a Concept • Concept: Intracranial Regulation • Definition • Mechanisms that impact intracranial processing and function • Exemplars • Traumatic Brain Injury • Stroke • Seizures
Example: Concept Development • Develop and follow a Template for Concept and Exemplars • Types of/Categories • Populations Risk/Personal Risk Factors • Assessment Findings • Nursing Management • Primary Prevention • Screening • Collaborative care • Interrelated Concepts
Concept-Based Learning Strategies • Consider developing shared learning activities for state-wide use. • Case studies • Role Play • Games • Neighborhood/Standardized Patients • Simulation learning
Phase II Tips…. • Form teams to share the work; inclusion is key • Agree/commit to following game plan • Meet frequently, communicate • Avoid making significant changes if something does not immediately work! ! ! • Celebrate accomplishments
General Steps for Implementation • Step I Development Implementation Plan • Phasing out old curriculum • Bringing in new curriculum • Form teaching teams • Schedules • Student advising/management
General Steps • Step 2: Faculty Development • Orientation to curriculum • Faculty compendium • Teaching Strategies (didactic and clinical) • Evaluation Strategies (didactic and clinical)
General Steps • Student Orientation • Orient students to different ways of learning • Consider mid-point evaluation/focus groups
Curriculum Oversight & Evaluation • Team approach • Ongoing need to evaluate and maintain integrity • Ongoing need to evaluate concepts and exemplars – update as needed • Develop comprehensive evaluation plan • Formative • Summative