Curriculum

Definitions:

A sophisticated blend of educational strategies, course content, learning outcomes, educational experiences, assessment, the educational environment, and the students' learning style.

Development:

Kern's framework for curriculum development:

Curriculum can be seen as a means of achieving specific educational goals and objectives.

Curriculum can be understood as a process of selecting courses of study or content

A curriculum can be seen as a plan, or a sort of blueprint for systematically implementing educational activities.

Set of goals

Course of study or content

Set of plans.

Set of documents.

Curriculum is an interactive process developed among learners, teachers, materials, and the environment

Set of experiences.

Goals and Objectives

Educational Strategies

Targeted Needs Assessment

Implementation

Problem Identification and General Needs Assessment

Evaluation and Feedback

Bligh's PRISMS model:

Relevance to communities/students

Interprofessional

Product-focused

Smaller class-size and shorter courses

Multisite

Symbiotic