Scholarship of Learning & Teaching
Scholarship of Learning & Teaching
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Curriculum Development and Renewal
Curriculum Development and Renewal
Detail your contributions to curriculum development. Include examples of course contents, special notes, study guides, and portfolios of student work. Explain the purpose, aims, and objectives for courses you have developed and how they contribute to student achievement.
Introduction and Background
o Experience Overview: Briefly summarize your extensive experience in curriculum development and professional roles since you started you academic career.
o Professional Roles: Highlight your involvement with Communities of Practice (CoP), academic boards, and committees focused on curriculum and programme development.
Curriculum Development Roles and Contributions
o Roles and Responsibilities: Detail your roles in curriculum development, including your involvement in task teams, accreditation processes, and curriculum content development.
o Impact: Describe the impact of your contributions on educational programmes and sector/discipline professional efforts.
Curriculum Development Examples
Courses and Programmes: Provide a table or list of recent curriculum development projects, including brief descriptions of each.
o Course Guides: Mention the examples of course guides for the Bachelor of Community Development (BCD) program and other courses, highlighting collaborative efforts and key components.
Alignment with Teaching Philosophy
o Integration with Research: Explain how your research aligns with and enriches your curriculum content and teaching philosophy. o Pedagogical Integration: Discuss how your teaching philosophy informs your curriculum development, particularly in relation to pedagogies, theories, and strategies.
Curriculum Transformation Principles
o Eight Principles Overview: Present the eight Curriculum Transformation Principles you apply.
For each principle, provide:
o Description: A brief explanation of the principle.
o Indicators: Specific examples or indicators that demonstrate how you apply each principle in curriculum design and development.
Curriculum Renewal and Continuous Improvement
o Ongoing Efforts: Describe your practices for keeping course outlines current and relevant, including reflective examination and benchmarking
o Feedback Integration: Discuss how you use internal feedback, moderator reports, and student evaluations to inform course renewal.
o Incorporating New Knowledge: Explain how you integrate recent publications and emerging phenomena into your curriculum.
o Africanization and Decolonization: Outline your efforts to incorporate local and international content, fostering critical reflection and debate.
Pedagogical Approaches and Curriculum Transformation
o Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Discuss how UDL principles guide curriculum transformation to ensure accessibility and flexibility.
o Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP): Explain how CRP is applied to integrate culturally relevant content and perspectives. o Active Learning: Describe how active learning strategies are embedded in the curriculum to promote engagement and critical thinking.
o Critical Pedagogy: Highlight how the curriculum challenges students to question societal structures and engage in social justice discussions.
o Assessment for Learning (AfL): Detail how AfL practices are used to provide constructive feedback and support continuous improvement.
Supporting Documentation
o Teaching Experience: Upload documents that showcase your teaching experience, including modules taught and course outlines. o Course Guide Examples: Provide examples of course guides for the programme/s in which you teach, illustrating your curriculum development work.
The Eight Principles overview
✔ Embedded Graduate Attributes: Integrating skills and attributes into the curriculum to prepare students for the professional world.
✔ Building Stronger Partnerships: Enhancing educational experiences through collaborations with external stakeholders.
✔ Embrace Diversity: Creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and promotes a global perspective.
✔ Integrate Theory and Professional Practice: Combining theoretical knowledge with practical applications.
✔ Develop Transformational Leadership Competencies: Nurturing leadership skills and empowering students to drive positive change.
✔ Articulate Interdisciplinary Course Articulation: Encouraging connections between diverse subjects for a holistic understanding.
✔ Embrace Transformative Assessment Principles: Implementing innovative assessment strategies focused on student growth and development.
✔ Engage Research & Innovation: Fostering research and innovation with local relevance and global recognition.
Teaching philosophy
Teaching philosophy
Curriculum Development
Curriculum Development
Assessment Strategies
Assessment Strategies
Infusing technologies
Infusing technologies
Evaluation
Evaluation
Innovative Approaches
Innovative Approaches
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