1. International Business & Economics Enhancing and
developing the curriculum
2. 2 parts. (a) Viewpoints workshop (b) Moodle active workshop
Aims: (part a) To develop a course-team design approach to
curriculum development To consider different pedagogical models for
design and delivery Identify potential departmental enhancements
(Part b) Use a range of tools to learn about, and be assessed on a
historic event Consider the implications for your students,
yourself, your colleagues, and the university in adopting these
approaches.
6. Horizon Report 2014 (Educause) Key Trends (globally) 1.
Openness open content, open data, open resources, transparency and
easy access to data and information is becoming a value 2.
Massively open online courses are being widely explored as
alternatives and supplements to traditional university courses 3.
The workforce demands skills from college graduates that are more
often acquired from informal learning experiences than in
universities 4. Use of new sources of data for personalizing the
learning experience and for performance measurement 5. Role of
educators continues to change due to the vast resources that are
accessible to students via the Internet. Key Challenges Digital
media literacy in staff New foams of Scholarship Limited
Educational Process Lack of support for personalised learning
Unprecedented competition in HE Most academics are not using new
technologies
7. MOODLE What we did What we did Tnde Varga-Atkins. (Oct 17
2014). Defining and developing information and digital literacies
through Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL) Presentation at Jisc Experts
Meeting, Birmingham, UK
8. Searching for resources
9. Student-led research with guidance
10. Digital Den?
11. Wikipedia article
12. Using Viewpoints for course development Card sorting
exercise (very participative) focussed on assessment and feedback:
information skills: learner engagement, and creativity in the
curriculum Developed by the University of Ulster with HEFCE funding
Based upon emerging pedagogical principles Inclusive participation
to include others students librarians, student affairs, etc
13. Resources Course/ module timeline worksheets
14. Choosing a theme/set of cards You will be working in teams.
You need to first choose what pedagogical theme to focus on
Assessment and Feedback, Information Skills, Learner Engagement
Creativity.
15. Choosing an objective You and your team decide upon an
objective for your session. This could be informed by KPIs or
student evaluations or just the wish to deliver more effective
teaching. Write the objective at the top of the module
worksheet.
16. Reading the front of the cards Each team member will work
with the same set of cards. Start by reading the principles on the
front of the cards, choosing those most appropriate to their
objective.
17. Mapping the cards to the timeline Take your selected cards
and map them to the appropriate point on the timeline (e.g. at the
induction phase, during first few weeks of course)
18. Reading examples on cards Having identified groupings, turn
the cards over and read the examples/ideas on the back (not
creativity)
19. Agree a set of actions
20. Moodle workshop 1. Log into Moodle via the portal 2. If you
are enrolled, you will see a course called Approaches to connecting
learners and promoting active learning. Search and selfenrol if you
dont see this! 3. Have a go at doing the exercises Well break after
20-30 mins so we can discuss