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Basics of Developing Curriculum

Basics of Developing Curriculum. Marcy Alancraig, Cabrillo College Greg Burchett, Riverside City College Chris Sullivan, San Diego Mesa College. Participant Learning Outcomes. After attending this session, participants should be able to:

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Basics of Developing Curriculum

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  1. Basics of Developing Curriculum Marcy Alancraig, Cabrillo College Greg Burchett, Riverside City College Chris Sullivan, San Diego Mesa College

  2. Participant Learning Outcomes After attending this session, participants should be able to: • Explain and employ various contemporary models of curriculum development; • Distinguish between “objectives” and “outcomes” as they appear in the COR;

  3. More Participant Outcomes • Develop curriculum at their campuses that is both theoretically sound and attentive to local population needs.

  4. What the X?!& is an SLO? • Knowledge • Skills • Abilities • Attitudes that a student can demonstrate by the end of a course, program, certificate or degree

  5. SLOs: The Big Picture • Requires HIGHER LEVEL thinking skills • Synthesizes many discreet skills • Requires students to APPLY what they’ve learned • Results in a product • Product must be evaluated or assessed by faculty

  6. Objective: Nuts and Bolts • Describes small, discreet skills • Requires basic thinking skills • Do not necessarily result in a product

  7. Objectives: Develop a main idea Maintain a clear command of tone Show control of standard English grammar SLO Write essays, including research-based writing, demonstrating academic rhetorical strategies and documentation. A comparison: English 1A

  8. Other Sample Outcomes • Biology: Apply concepts of chemistry to physiological systems • Speech: Deliverwell-researched speeches to inform and persuade • Dental Hygiene: Demonstrate technique of soft-tissue curettage on clinic patients

  9. Clicker Quiz • Answer the following questions. • Push A if you think the statement is an SLO. • Push B if you think it’s an objective

  10. SLO or Objective? • (History course) Identify key dates in American History to 1865. • A. SLO • B. Objective

  11. SLO or Objective? • (Engineering course) Functioning as a member of a team, the student will design and present a concrete structure which complies with engineering standards. • A. SLO • B. Objective

  12. SLO or Objective? • (Epidemiology course) Define and assess an epidemic for a given population and recommend factors influencing the use of health services. • A. SLO • B. Objective

  13. SLO or Objective? • (Sociology course) Understand that individuals (and their families) must be regarded uniquely as individuals with many contributing variables such as multicultural issues. • A. SLO • B. Objective

  14. SLO or Objective? • (Math course) Given data students will analyze information and create a graph that is correctly titled and labeled, appropriately designed, and accurately emphasizes the most important data content. • A. SLO • B. Objective

  15. True or False? • The college’s mission is peripheral to program or departmental missions in matters of curriculum development. • A. True • B. False

  16. True or False? • The course outline of record MUST contain a reference to critical thinking. • A. True • B. False

  17. True or False? • There is a standard definition of “critical thinking” in both the Ed. Code and Title V that can be applied to all courses and programs. • A. True • B. False

  18. True or False? • Formative and summative assessments are mutually exclusive. • A. True • B. False

  19. Value/Valor • What do we value in a course of study? • How do we demonstrate this? • When do we apply these values to learning in the classroom?

  20. Formative and Summative • How do we evaluate student assignments? • Formative assessment: Student self-assessment Feedback (a la CAT) • Summative assessment: Unit tests Mid-terms Final

  21. Resistance is Futile: The Taxa Are Here • Bloom (1956) • Wiggins and McTighe (1996) • Fink (2003)

  22. The Promised Land (a.k.a Critical Thinking) • “Critical thinking skills are those diverse cognitive processes and associated attitudes critical to intelligent action in diverse situations and fields that can be improved by instruction or conscious effort.” Nancy Glock, 1987

  23. Thank You! • Please fill out the evaluations. • The presentations will be posted on the ASCCC website under the Curriculum Institute within 2 weeks.

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