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Integrating Curricula for International Delivery: A Case Study of Australia, Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore and Online Professor Joseli Macedo School of Built Environment
IntegratingCurriculaforInternationalDelivery:ACaseStudyofAustralia,Dubai,Malaysia,SingaporeandOnline
ProfessorJoseli Macedo
SchoolofBuilt Environment
Changingourmindset
Apprenticeship
• individual• customized
UniversalSchooling
• uniform• didactic• teacher-controlled
Technology-drivenlearning
• interactive• customized• user-controlled
Firsteducationalrevolution
Secondeducationalrevolution
LocalDelivery
GlobalDelivery
Growingpainsandgains
§Changingorganizationalenvironment§ integrationandhierarchy§mobilityandflexibility
§Changingfiscalenvironment§ determiningcostofdelivery§ determiningpricepoint
§Changingtechnicalenvironment§ introductionofinstructionaltechnologytools§ accessible,user-friendlyinformationalsoftwarepackages
§Changingpedagogicalenvironment§multi-culturalandmulti-lingual§ foundationandacquiredskills
ReasonsforInternationalEngagement
• humanitarian• developmentaid1960s• commercial• trade1980s• educatingthemasses• mobility2000s• distancelearning• partnerships2010s
AmericanStudentsAbroad
§Lengthofprogram§Onesemester:32%§Oneyear:3%§ Summer:38%
§StudentProfile§Undergraduates:87%§Gender&Ethnicity§🚺 65%§🚹 35%§ 75%White
§NationalSecurityEducationAct-1991§Languageinstruction§Interculturalunderstanding§Employability
§1994/1995§ 84,403students§ 6%
§2004/2005§ 205,983students§ 12%
§2013/2014§ 304,467students§ 15%oftotalenrollment
AmericanStudentsAbroad
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CostaRica
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SouthAfrica
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Mexico
Argentina
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TOP25DESTINATIONSOFU.S.STUDYABROADSTUDENTS,2013/14
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TotalNumberofUFStudentsparticipatinginStudyAbroadPrograms
AustralianCaseStudySchoolofBuiltEnvironmentatCurtinUniversity
2017Architecture&Interior
Architecture
Construction&Project
Management
UrbanPlanning&Geography
TOTAL
Australia 844 877 500 2,221
Malaysia -- 74 -- 74
Singapore -- 29 -- 29
Online 539 523 154 1,216
Other 166 -- -- 166
SchoolofBuiltEnvironmentPerth,AustraliaBentleyCampus
§CurtinUniversity|1987§WesternAustraliaInstituteofTechnology|1967
SchoolofBuiltEnvironment
§CurtinMalaysia|1999§ProjectManagement|2011
SchoolofBuiltEnvironmentCurtinMalaysia
§ConstructionManagement|2018§Architecture|2019
SchoolofBuiltEnvironment
§Singapore|2008§ProjectManagement|2013§ InteriorArchitecture|2018
SchoolofBuiltEnvironment
§Dubai|2016§ProjectManagement|2018
SchoolofBuiltEnvironmentDubai
§UrbanandRegionalPlanning|2019§ SustainabilityandtheBuiltEnvironment|2020
CurtinUniversityDubai2018|PROGRAMS
◦ BusinessSchool◦ 4 Bachelor’s◦ 1 Master’s
◦ Science&Engineering◦ 4Bachelor’s
◦ Humanities◦ 2 Bachelor’s◦ 2Master’s
2020|PROGRAMS
◦ BusinessSchool◦ 5Bachelor’s◦ 4Master’s
◦ Science&Engineering◦ 6Bachelor’s◦ 2Master’s
◦ Humanities◦ 3Bachelor’s◦ 2Master’s
◦ HealthSciences◦ 1Master’s
CurtinUniversityDubai
§Projectedfull-timestudentload§ 783
§Students§ Foundation:390§ BusinessSchool:163§ Science&Engineering:124§ Humanities:106
§ProjectManagement2018
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CurtinAlliances
§UniversityofAberdeen,Scotland§UrbanandRegionalPlanning|2018§ProjectManagement|2019
SchoolofBuiltEnvironment
§ArchitectureFranchises§ Limkokwing UniversityofCreativeTechnology,KualaLumpur,Malaysia§ 210students(2014-2017)
§HongKongUniversity/HKUSpace,HongKong§ 180students(2014-2018)
§UrbanandRegionalPlanningInitiatives§UniversityofGadja Mada,Indonesia§ two-yearinitiative(2014- 2015)§ 24Indonesianstudentsgraduated
§MemorandaofUnderstanding§ChongqingUniversity,China§UniversityofTechnology,PapuaNewGuinea
otherinternationalprograms
SchoolofBuiltEnvironment
§InternationalStudyTours§ Japan|ToyoUniversity:since2008§ India|Lakhnu Village:since2014§ Italy|Politecnico diMilano:2018
§NewColomboPlan(NCP)grants§2015-2017:internships- HongKong,ChinaandSingapore.22students
§2016:mobility– PapuaNewGuinea.2students§2017round:50%ofFacultyfunds($203,500)§2018round:75%ofFacultyfunds,36%ofuniversitytotal($404,000)
otherinternationalprograms
Integratingthecurriculum
§1990s§ incorporationofweb-basedtoolsintraditionalclassrooms
§2010s§ 90%ofcollegesintheUnitedStatesofferonlinecourses
§ 10%ofacademicstaffteachonline
newwayoflearning
newwayofteaching
OpenUniversitiesAustralia|OUA
§1993§OpenLearningAgencyofAustralia(OLA)
§2004§OpenUniversitiesAustralia(OUA)
§2013§Open2Study§ InteractLearning/e3Learning§OpenTrainingInstitute
§170qualificationsavailableonline
1993Monash
2004OUA
OpenUniversitiesAustralia|OUA
§OUAatCurtinUniversity§53degreesin35disciplines§Bachelor’s§GraduateCertificate§GraduateDiploma§Master’s
§10,000studentsperperiod§30,000studentsperannum
CurtinPrime
CurtinOnline
SchoolofBuiltEnvironmentDigitalEducation
§Online§MasterinUrbanandRegionalPlanning§MasterinArchitecture§BachelorofAppliedScience,ArchitecturalScience§BachelorofAppliedScience,InteriorArchitecture§BachelorofAppliedScience,ConstructionManagement§GraduateCertificateinDevelopmentPlanning§GraduateCertificateinGeographyTeaching
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OnlineEducation
OpenPlatforms&MOOCs
FutureLearn
UdemyFaculty Project
OnlineEducation
§establishedbyHarvardandMITin2012
§Curtin:6MOOCsin2015-2016
§Curtin’sfirsttwoMOOCsattractedover35,000enrolmentsfrom169countries
MOOCsMassiveOpenOnlineCourses
OnlineEducationMOOCsMassiveOpenOnlineCourses
Environmental Studies: A Global Perspective
Notyourusualstudentcohort…
§Mature§Non-traditional§Returningtoschool
§Employedfull-time§Livingfarawayfromeducationalcenters§Servinginthemilitary
StrategicConsiderations
§Policiesandorganizationalstructures§ clearandconcisevision§ integratedv.parallel
§Leadership§articulatestrategicpositionclearly§ championatexecutivelevel
§Pedagogicalalignment§ requirementsandrigor
§ChoiceofLearningManagementSystem§ InfluenceofICT§CoordinationwithITdepartments
CommodificationofEducation
§Clickv.BrickInstitutions§CommercialProviders§Educationasatradableservice(GATS)§ Trade=Competition
§Cross-borderrecognitionofqualifications§ Internationalaccreditationagencies
§Globalcompetition
PublicGood
• socialresponsibility
PrivateGood
• individualconsumptionandbenefit
Challenges
strategicfinanciallogisticaloperationalmanagerialpedagogic
StrategicChallenges
§Rankings
§Architecture&BuiltEnvironment§ 7th National§ 51-100World(QS2016)
§Art&Design§ 8th National§ 51-100World(QS2016)
§CurtinUniversity§ 15th National§ 262World(QS2017)§ 5stars
recognition& branding
markets&location
levelofinvolvement• exchange
• collaboration
• branchcampus
FinancialChallenges
systematicapproachtoresourceallocation
provisionofadequateinfrastructure
physicalinfrastructure
LogisticalChallenges
academiccalendars
timezones
travel
languages
LearningManagementSystemsintegratedv.paralleldeliveryavailabilityofinformationstaffengagement,supportandtrainingworkload,compensationandrecognition
OperationalChallenges
ManagerialChallenges
feestructureadequatelevelsofstaffing/facultybuy-inlegalandadministrativeissuesfinancialarrangementscreditforpriorlearning
PedagogicChallengestuitionpatternsappropriatecontentqualitylearningenvironments• fitforpurpose• scalable• reliable
AchievingSuccess
§Recognizedifferencesinpedagogyandadaptaccordingly§Recognizedifferencesinstudentprofile§ culture§ professional/academicaspirations
§Provideconditionsthatareconducivetonewwaysoflearning§ broaderaccesstohighereducation
§Providefull-timesupportofferingindividualservicestostaffandstudents§Developaprocessforstudentandstafffeedback§ evaluation§ improvement§ tuitionpatterns/learningplatforms§ stafftraining§ studentsatisfaction
IntegrationFlexibilityAdaptability
ProjectManagementOffshore
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SchoolofBuiltEnvironment2015- 2021
