Curriculum Mapping
Our Roadmap to Student Success
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What's Included?
What is Curriculum Mapping
Why Do We Do It
What the Process Looks Like
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What is Curriculum Mapping?
Curriculum Mapping is ...
A well-designed curriculum map provides a clear overview of what students will learn, when/how they will learn it, and how their learning will be assessed.
A visual roadmap
A strategic planning document
It describes the alignment between the courses and experiences all students must complete in the program’s curriculum and the program’s learning outcomes.
What a Curriculum Map looks like?
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Why Do We Do It?
How Does It Help with Common Challenges Faculty Face?
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Dr. Ross has been teaching the same course in a different program for over a decade and is finding it challenging to come up with new ways to teach the same course that aligned with the new program.
As the new faculty, Dr. Lin is aware that each faculty member is responsible for teaching specific courses but is not sure how deep she should cover some of the overarching themes of the program.
Dr. Kwon has struggled with designing authentic and meaningful assignments that effectively measure student learning in the online format, in his rapidly evolving field.
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Dr. Khan is an adjunct faculty and he is unfamiliar with the strengths of other faculty members in the program. With everyone seeming busy with their teaching load, he is hesitant to reach out for help.
Dr. Johnson oversees the new program she wants to ensure that students are achieving program-level outcomes across multiple courses.
To Recap, here are the major benefits of Curriculum Mapping:
Ensure curriculum alignment
Indicate Progression of Learning
Evaluate Program Effectiveness
Guide Assessment Decisions
Promote Faculty Communication and Collaboration
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What the Process Looks Like?
Here are the Steps Involved in Curriculum Mapping
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Work We'll Do Together
- Map courses with intended outcomes & core competencies
- Discuss how the learning experiences will be scaffolded (Introduced, Practiced/Reinforced, Mastered)
- Review, Refine, and Finalize the curriculum map
- Identify program learning outcomes
- Determine course topics and sequence
- Identify other required experiences/ events
Work You've Already Done
Working Session: Map Course s to Program Outcomes
Working Session: Map Courses to Core Skills
What is our Signature Pedagogy?
Other Questions We May Discuss During Program Planning
How do we assess the core competencies/skills in the online environment?
What other high-level decisions do we need to make at the programmatic level?
Your input and feedback are essential in shaping the program in a way that meets the needs of our students and faculty : )
How can we ensure consistency in program design across courses while still allowing for individual faculty flexibility?
Thanks!
Looking forward to working with you!
Center for Digital Innovation in Learning | 2023
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Curriculum Mapping
Our Roadmap to Student Success
Start
What's Included?
What is Curriculum Mapping
Why Do We Do It
What the Process Looks Like
01
What is Curriculum Mapping?
Curriculum Mapping is ...
A well-designed curriculum map provides a clear overview of what students will learn, when/how they will learn it, and how their learning will be assessed.
A visual roadmap
A strategic planning document
It describes the alignment between the courses and experiences all students must complete in the program’s curriculum and the program’s learning outcomes.
What a Curriculum Map looks like?
Click to learn more
Version 1
Examples
More Examples
What a Curriculum Map looks like?
Click to learn more
Click to learn more
Version 2
02
Why Do We Do It?
How Does It Help with Common Challenges Faculty Face?
02
03
01
Dr. Ross has been teaching the same course in a different program for over a decade and is finding it challenging to come up with new ways to teach the same course that aligned with the new program.
As the new faculty, Dr. Lin is aware that each faculty member is responsible for teaching specific courses but is not sure how deep she should cover some of the overarching themes of the program.
Dr. Kwon has struggled with designing authentic and meaningful assignments that effectively measure student learning in the online format, in his rapidly evolving field.
04
05
Click to find out more
Dr. Khan is an adjunct faculty and he is unfamiliar with the strengths of other faculty members in the program. With everyone seeming busy with their teaching load, he is hesitant to reach out for help.
Dr. Johnson oversees the new program she wants to ensure that students are achieving program-level outcomes across multiple courses.
To Recap, here are the major benefits of Curriculum Mapping:
Ensure curriculum alignment
Indicate Progression of Learning
Evaluate Program Effectiveness
Guide Assessment Decisions
Promote Faculty Communication and Collaboration
03
What the Process Looks Like?
Here are the Steps Involved in Curriculum Mapping
+ info
Work We'll Do Together
Work You've Already Done
Working Session: Map Course s to Program Outcomes
Working Session: Map Courses to Core Skills
What is our Signature Pedagogy?
Other Questions We May Discuss During Program Planning
How do we assess the core competencies/skills in the online environment?
What other high-level decisions do we need to make at the programmatic level?
Your input and feedback are essential in shaping the program in a way that meets the needs of our students and faculty : )
How can we ensure consistency in program design across courses while still allowing for individual faculty flexibility?
Thanks!
Looking forward to working with you!
Center for Digital Innovation in Learning | 2023