Context

CTE was approached in December 2007 to facilitate a five- to six-hour retreat to help integrate curricular approaches and refine the Department’s curriculum mapping in light of their recent program review.

Approach

Before the retreat, a Senior Instructional Developer studied all documents pertaining to the recent program review and derived key terms and key objectives from them. During the retreat, the same SID along with a CTE Liaison led a process of course and curriculum mapping. The process followed was nearly exactly that described in Case Study 1, with the significant difference that the three different sub-units divided and created maps of their own programs after the initial program outcomes mapping, and then regrouped at the end of the day to share what was learnt or changed.

Results

Faculty members discussed content, skills, and teaching/learning approaches across the curriculum within each of the three main programs (one more socially oriented, two more science oriented). This led to a more complete curriculum map for the whole Department.