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