1. Promoting Excellence:
Embedding Catholic identity and mission in Curriculum
Explore Catholic identity and mission in curriculum using the lens of Catholic Social Thought and Teaching;
Examine specific disciplines through the lens of Catholic Social Thought and Teaching;
Incorporate CST into learning and teaching strategies, and Community Engagement experiences;
Explore resources to support the incorporation of ACU’s identity and mission into curriculum, and consider their utilisation.
Anthony Steel & Prof Jude Butcher
Institute for Advancing Community Engagement
July 2016

2. Catholic Social Teaching Catholic Social Thought
Catholic Identity and Mission
Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Thought
Conceptual Pillars
The common good and human
flourishing
Appreciation of the sacred in
life
Ecological integrity

3. Small group conversations around focus questions:
Where do you see these conceptual pillars, and CST aligning with your
discipline’s content, and with ACU’s Graduate Attributes? What do
they ‘look like’ in your discipline?
As we plan courses, what do we do to incorporate these conceptual pillars, and CST into curriculum?

4. Small group conversations (continued)
What needs to be done within your discipline to ensure that learning and teaching strategies along with Community Engagement experiences
* draw students into a deeper understanding and expression of
ACU’s identity and mission?
* enhance their capacity to be participative and contributive
professionals in their chosen field?

5. Small group conversations (continued)
In light of these conversations, what do we need to do differently
to what we’ve done in the past?

6. Some useful resources ACU/CA/CRA brochure on Catholic Social Teaching
IACE CE Resource for staff Community Engagement and Learning: Making a Difference
FHS/IACE Student Reflection Journal and Log Book
IACE CE Resource for Students (electronic resource, on each undergraduate student’s LEO homepage)
Short talking head videos on CST prepared for the core curriculum (UNCC100 LEO website)
Catholic Bishops of Scotland on Social Teaching: (includes good CST links)
The Catholic Intellectual Tradition: A conversation at Boston College:
Exploring the Catholic Intellectual Tradition: