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Collaborating with Colleagues to Consolidate the Curriculum FORUM ON CURRICULUM ISSUES IV Eastern Mediterranean University December 2011
Collaborating with Colleagues to Consolidate the Curriculum
FORUM ON CURRICULUM ISSUES IVEastern Mediterranean University
December 2011
What is ‘Curriculum’?Latin origin – ‘course’
Curriculum is a set of all learning. It is systematized, well-
organized and implemented.
An educational program designed with particular outcomes in mind but which most teachers are oblivious
of.
Curriculum is a body of subjects or subject matter prepared by the teachers for the students to learn.
All the academic activities inside & outside of the
school,(curricular and co-curricular activities), the
purpose behind these activities is to learn
something.
Curriculum is defined as the total
learning of the individual.
What is Curriculum?
My Story…
Teacher
Student Self Study Centre
Testing
Syllabus Design & Testing
Trainer
Why are students / teachers/ departments complaining?
Is there a need to get feedback? Teachers? Students?
Students should be able to do anything put in front of them.
Is being able to read a syllabus enough to prepare materials / tests?
Is it effective to prepare materials / tests in isolation?
Working with teachers is crucial.
Listen to feedback from teachers and students.
Why aren’t teachers happy with the syllabus / materials / tests?
Why can’t students do anything? Teachers aren’t teaching
properly.Students aren’t successful
because they don’t study.
How do you prepare course materials? Task? Teachers’ notes? Answer keys?
Is collecting feedback from teachers enough? How about students?
Collaboration is crucial.
Tests? Syllabus? How about the teachers? How about the students?
How do we, teachers, follow the documentation? Can we follow it? Can students follow it?
Do we get teachers involved?Why isn’t feedback collected
from all parties? Why don’t those involved in
syllabus and testing ‘live’ the experience in real time with the students?
CLASSROOM. STUDENTS.
‘The curriculum is not simply a set of plans to be implemented, but is
constituted through an active process in which planning,
acting and evaluating are all reciprocally related and
integrated into the process'
(Grundy, S. 1987)
ReferencesWhat is Curriculum?http://b.wisegeek.com/what-is-curriculum.htmCurriculum Theory and Practice http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-curric.htmGraphic Design Lessonshttp://www.artyfactory.com/graphic_design/graphic_design_lesson/graphic_design_lesson_2.htmGrundy, S. (1987) Curriculum: product or praxis? Lewes: Falmer
PreCurriculum Theory and Practice fromhttp://www.infed.org/biblio/b-curric.htmBillie / PartsnPieceshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/partsnpieces/2592980483/All things stupid time machinehttp://stupidtimemachine.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/letter-to-a-new-teacher/
