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Curriculum Revision. Jenny Nellis Nic McPhee Sarah Buchanan. Workshop: Sustain and Renew Your Curriculum. Questions to ask yourself and your discipline: Sustaining: What does my discipline do well? These are the strengths that you want to preserve and not throw out with the revisions.
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Curriculum Revision Jenny Nellis Nic McPhee Sarah Buchanan
Workshop:Sustain and Renew Your Curriculum • Questions to ask yourself and your discipline: • Sustaining: What does my discipline do well? • These are the strengths that you want to preserve and not throw out with the revisions. • Renewing: What does my discipline not do well? • Areas to update; New opportunities • Changes in the field • Courses that aren’t working, that do not have good enrollment, etc. • What do our assessment data tell us about our weaknesses and strengths? • How does our curriculum compare with similar programs at similar universities and colleges? • Morris 14 • Research on-line • Check professional organizations for curriculum suggestions
Workshop • Process: Things to consider: • How do I know that our curriculum needs revision? • Who is invested in the current curriculum and why? • Who is not included in the structure of our curriculum and why? • All faculty should teach all levels of the curriculum to have a good sense of the student population, the structure of the curriculum, and to create a sense of fairness among faculty members. • Who are my allies in curricular revision? • Who will resist the revisions and why? • How can I best approach curriculum revision to keep all faculty members involved, invested, and interested?
Workshop • Consult with your colleagues and your Division Chair • Research and compare curricula • Invite colleagues who may be reticent to incorporate changes to participate in the research. • Consult with your colleagues and your Division Chair • Evaluate your assessment data • Consult with your colleagues and your Division Chair • Map out the program • Share your ideas with all of your colleagues (and your Division Chair) at every step. • Be open to ideas that may not mesh 100% with yours! Process: 05:00