1. Teaching Course 1, Session 7, Day Two
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Teaching Course 1, Session 7, Day Two

2. Session Learning Outcomes
In this session, you will:
Break down the process for creating a curriculum/learning session
Identify the features of a curriculum, and construct curriculum features for the session’s scenario
Create a session plan and devise appropriate learning outcomes, activities, and assessments for the session’s scenario
Reflect on and conclude how your planning processes could be modified in the future
(1 min)

3. Features of your Curriculum
“The student learning experience is about more than their experience of the syllabus and the assessment strategy. It includes their experience of being supported and guided through a programme of study, and feeling part of a learning community”.
(2 mins)
Open University, Learning Design

4. Curriculum Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Syllabus Learning Outcomes
Activity
Assessment
Resources
Session 2
Session 3
Syllabus
(1 min)

5. Creating a curriculum/session learning design
1. Assess/
Evaluate
2. Design
3. Develop
4. Implement
(2 mins)

6. Design Key questions to consider:
What are the key features of the curriculum?
What do I want learners to be able to do?
Learning Outcomes
What learning activities will be used to foster knowledge?
How will we assess their knowledge and skills?
What resources will be used?
(1 min)

7. Learning Outcomes Focus on ‘What you are expected to do…’
Cognitive objectives: learning facts, theories, formulae, principles etc”
Performance outcomes: learning how to carry out – processes, procedures, calculations…
Affective outcomes: developing attitudes, professional values
Should be SMART
Specific
Measurable (informs assessment activities)
Achievable
Relevant (Realistic)
Time bound
(1 min)

8. Bloom’s Taxonomy
(1 min)
Bloom B., Englehart, M., Furst E., Hill, W., & Krathwohl, D. (1956)

9. (2 mins)

10. A learning Outcome
“As a result of participating in this session, learners will be expected to explain to their colleagues in a clear and concise manner how to apply the Harvard Referencing Standard to cite journal references in their assignments”
(5 mins)

11. Learning Activities Conole, Fill (2005) define learning activities:
Context
Subject, level of difficulty, intended learning outcomes, the environment
Learning and Teaching Approaches
Theories and models
Tasks
Type of task, techniques used, associated tools and resources, interaction, roles, assessments
(5 mins)
Pedagogically effective learning activities, Conole and Fill (2005)

12. Types of learning activity
Conole and Fill (2005) reported over 30 learning activities
Educause (2005) – ‘Potential Learning Activities’ 43 learning activities
Behavioural modelling
Brainstorming
Case Study
Cognitive modelling (Reflection-In-Action)
Discussion
Essay
Experiment
Field trip
Etc….
(3 mins)

13. Activity #1: Features of a curriculum/session
LO: Create a session plan and devise appropriate learning outcomes, activities, and assessments for the session’s scenario
Go through Open University ‘Curriculum feature cards’
Familiarise yourself with the features:
Blue (1-28) – the features of the session
Orange (29-49) – role of educator/student
Purple (50-75) – assessment activities
Green (76-96) – context
(15 mins)
(15 mins)

14. Activity#2: Define learning and assessment activities
(40 mins)

15. Activity #3: Reflection
(10 mins)
Photo credit: sduvigneau

16. Session Learning Outcomes
You should now be able to:
Break down the process for creating a curriculum/session (module)
Identify the features of a curriculum, and construct curriculum features for the session’s scenario
Create a session plan and devise appropriate learning outcomes, activities, and assessments for the session’s scenario
Reflect on and conclude how your planning processes could be modified in the future
(1 min)

17. The content is authored by:
Siobhan Duvigneau,
AURA Programme Manager,
Institute of Development Studies,
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