Curriculum development (summer-autumn 2021)
Osion kuvaus
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After the course, the participant will be able to:
- take into account the principles of constructive alignment in programme development.
- reflect the general guidelines and process for curriculum development in relation to developing your degree programme
- co-develop the degree programme together with the teaching team involved in the programme
- get acquainted with different tools (e.g., curriculum mapping, workload calculation) in developing the learning outcomes, content and pedagogical solutions of the degree programme
- make a plan for continuous development in the degree programme
Main topics in the course:- Constructive alignment in the programme curriculum
- Assessment of the curriculum
- Co-development
- Tools for curriculum development
- Continuous development of the curriculum
Schedule in spring - autumn 2021 - online sessions (in Zoom)
the link to all four sessions https://aalto.zoom.us/s/66049787644- Wednesday 2 June 13:00-16:00 (postponed)
- Wednesday 16 June 13:00-16:00 - first session
- Wednesday 1 September 13:00-16:00
- Wednesday 22 September 13:00-16:00
- Wednesday 6 October 13:00 - 16:00
- In addition to these you will have at least one meeting with your group's mentor and meetings with your group
Course teachers
Teacher-in-charge Kirsti Keltikangas (kirsti.keltikangas@aalto.fi), pedagogical specialist
Other teachers Erika Myllyniemi (ped. specialist, u-level Learning services), Noora Jaakkola (u-level Learning services)
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Before the first session there is a pre-assignement with three parts:
A) Reading task (article)
Get to know the article below (Curriculum in higher education research (2016) by Johanna Annala, Jyri Lindén and Marita Mäkinen).
When reading the article, think how do you see your own programme/major in relation to the different curriculum approaches mentioned in the article? We will discuss the topic in our first session.
B) Get acquainted with the Aalto guidelines and materials concerning curriculum development
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Curriculum development in Aalto
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Guidelines for curricula 2022-2024
C) Group introduction (discussion forum)
Introduce your group and your motivation to others.
Prepare to present your group as well as the development project topic of your group to others.DL 31.5.2021
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Intended learning outcomes for this topic:After this session participant is able to
- take into account the principles of constructive alignment in programme development.
- reflect the general guidelines and process for curriculum development in developing your degree programme
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https://aalto.zoom.us/s/66049787644
Intended learning outcomes for this topic:
After this session participant is able to
- co-develop the degree programme together with the teaching team involved in the programme
LINKS TO THE TEMPLATES (WARM-UP & GROUP WORK):
Flinga - CO-DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES
Powerpoint - FROM CHALLENGES TO SOLUTIONS
Powerpoint - ANALYSIS MATRIX OF RELATIONSHIPS
Book a time for your group for presenting your project:
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Zoom
https://aalto.zoom.us/s/66049787644
Intended learning outcomes for this topic:
After this session participant is able to
- apply different tools (e.g. curriculum mapping, self assessment) in developing the learning outcomes, content and pedagogical solutions of the degree programme
EXERCISES 1 & 2:
Exercise option 1: Designing the ILO's and curriculum mapping
PHASE 1: DESIGNING THE ILO’S
(If your programme/major already have formulated the intended learning outcomes, you can move on to the phase 2)
- Discuss with your group about the aim of the programme and try to clarify it for example to three bullet points
- Then, begin to draft 1-3 learning outcomes for the programme/major based on this clarification
You can utilise the instructions on composing learning outcomes: How_to_design_intended_learning_outcomes.pptx (aalto.fi) as well as the Programme Director's Handbook: Clarifying the aim of the programme
Here you can find the details of the programmes (e.g. list of courses):
PHASE 2: CURRICULUM MAPPING- Open the curriculum mapping –template for your group from below
- Fill in the intended learning outcomes of your programme/major and begin to map them with the courses (you can find further instructions from the template)
Feel free to add things to the template or use it the way that suits your needs best. If you wish to fill a blank template, you can find it from here: Curriculum mappingExercise option 2: Curriculum development process
- Open the template for your group from MC
- Discuss with your group, on which timescale you will do the exercise. Slide 1 in the template is for the current curriculum period, slide 2 is for longer term.
- Discuss and document in the template a) the goal of your development work b) the phases you can identify in the process c) concrete actions that you should take d) expected goals of the actions e) the actors f) the tools
Feel free to add things to the template or use it the way that suits your needs best.
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Join Zoom Meeting
https://aalto.zoom.us/s/66049787644
Intended learning outcomes for this topic:
After this session participant is able to:
- reflect the general guidelines and process for curriculum development in relation to developing your degree programme
- co-develop the degree programme together with the teaching team involved in the programme
- make a plan for continuous development in the degree programme
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Please reserve a time for your group for the presentation:
A a part of the course you will be developing curriculum from your point of view in groups. You have also a mentor to help you with your task.
Your mentor is mentioned in the lists of groups (mainly your school's pedagogical specialist).
1. Please e-mail your mentor and describe and tell about your particular development area in this course.
2. Please arrange a meeting with your mentor (= in practice suggest time options), for instance, to August, when you have returned from vacation.
3. In the meeting with your mentor, please agree how to continue with (e.g. what kind of support you need).Group ENG 1 (WAT) Mentor: Sara Rönkkönen
- Meeri Karvinen
- Marko Keskinen
- Teemu Kokkonen
Group ENG 2 (REC) Mentor: Sara Rönkkönen
- Heidi Falkenbach
- Kirsikka Riekkinen
- Saija Toivonen
Group ELEC (MWE) Mentor: Kirsti Keltikangas
- Jari Holopainen
- Clemens Icheln
- Zach Taylor
Group ARTS (Arkkitehtuuri) Mentor: Tiina Pylkkönen- Karola Sahi
- Esa Vesmanen
Group CHEM Mentor: Jukka Välimäki- Jan Deska
- Michael Hummel
- Ville Miikkulainen