{"id":373,"date":"2020-01-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/?p=373"},"modified":"2020-01-10T12:40:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T20:40:12","slug":"curriculum-mapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/curriculum-mapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Mapping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The toolkit that curriculum designers use to design programs.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There are a number of tools that curriculum designers can use to help them design a program. These days curriculum design is really coalescing around an outcomes-based approach to curriculum<\/a>. Also referred to as backwards design, the process starts with envisioning the program outcomes first: What do you want graduates of the program to be able to do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once a curriculum designer has a clear idea of the program outcomes, one of the tools that becomes available is curriculum mapping. Curriculum mapping is a process in which educators generate a visuospatial representation of a curriculum (Uchiyama & Radin, 2009<\/a>). Outcomes-based curriculum maps make it easier to ensure alignment between course learning outcomes and program learning outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This example curriculum map was created by CTSI at the University of Toronto<\/a> and was been retrieved from on January 2, 2020. I = introducing, D = developing, P = proficient<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Curriculum maps can be used to design new programs, and given\nthe dominance of outcomes-based curriculum design I would expect to see one in\nmost new program proposals. However, curriculum maps can be a particularly\npowerful tool for program review. The visuospatial nature of program review reveals\nclusters and gaps in a program that are not otherwise readily apparent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working with one department, the curriculum map revealed\nthat no one was serving the program learning outcome related to ethical\nreasoning. All of the faculty teaching in the program thought someone else was\naddressing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the curriculum map in another department, it\nappeared that their students were not being taught collaboration or teamwork\nskills. In reality, lots of faculty were including group work in their courses.\nHowever, in digging deeper with the department, it also turns out that few\nfaculty were explicitly teaching students how to collaborate effectively in\ngroup work. The curriculum map revealed a gap in the program learning outcomes,\nbut it also started a broader conversation in that department about what it\nmeans to teach collaboration and teamwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recently finished a project with Peter Wolf<\/a>, a real change-maker in Canadian educational development practices. Peter introduced me to the idea that curriculum mapping can go beyond the traditional outcomes-based mapping that most curriculum designers are familiar with. He has shown me examples of curriculum maps things like signature pedagogies, work-integrated learning, high-impact practices, or student curricular experiences. For example, mapping due dates for writing assignments in a program can really inform the question, \u201cWhy are our students such bad writers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Example of an outcomes-based curriculum map. Notice that outcome 2 is not being addressed by any of the courses in the program, and that there is a heavy emphasis on outcome 8.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you or your department would like some help developing a curriculum map for a new program, or to develop a curriculum map as part of program review for an existing program, please get in touch with Gina Buchanan<\/a> to request a consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cited<\/strong> Reference<\/strong>
Uchiyama, K. P., & Radin, J. L. (2009). Curriculum mapping in higher education: A vehicle for collaboration. Innovative Higher Education<\/em>, 33<\/em>(4), 271-280. KPU PERMALINK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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