Putting curriculum transformation into practice Chair A/Professor Angela Carbone, Monash University Panelist A/Professor Trevor Cullen Edith Cowan University Adjunct Professor Les Kirkup, UTS Professor Manjula Sharma, University of Sydney HERDSA Conference | Thursday 29th June 2017.

Translating strategy to practice for curriculum transformation Why would you transform your curriculum? Which units do you start with? Low performing units to improve Units with the highest student load First year units What areas to you focus on? Delivery method Content, learning activities, assessment Employability skills How do you take a high level strategy and convert it to practice? Mentoring Tiger teams Champions

Introducing the panelist A/Professor Trevor Cullen Edith Cowan University Adjunct Professor Les Kirkup, UTS Professor Manjula Sharma University of Sydney The discipline * Rationale for transforming the curriculum * The curriculum that was transformed * Brief outline of the process  * Measures of success/impact

Associate Professor Trevor Cullen Edith Cowan University Curriculum transformation Preparing graduates for the transition from university to professional life Associate Professor Trevor Cullen Edith Cowan University

Les Kirkup http://www.iolinscience.com.au/

Curriculum transformation: Using expert cultural capital www.activelearningscience.com Prof Manjula Sharma School of Physics, Faculty of Science SaMnet: Science and Mathematics network of Australian university educators

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