Curriculum mapping: integrating with a digital landscape

Josephine Boland, Enda Griffin, David Phelan, Thomas Kropmans

School of MedicineNational University of Ireland UI Galway

AMEE Annual Conference. Prague, Czech Republic22-25 August 2013

Mapping a landscape

Mapping Inis Meain

Web 2.0 and www.

How students learn, access and share

Curriculum mapping?

‘Curriculum mapping is about representing spatially the different components of the curriculum so that the whole picture and the relationships and connections between the parts of the map are easily seen’

(Harden 2001, p 123).

‘Curriculum mapping is about representing spatially the different components of the curriculum so that the whole picture and the relationships and connections between the parts of the map are easily seen’

(Harden 2001, p 123).

In a digital landscape

‘Curriculum mapping is about representing electronically the different components of the curriculum so that the whole picture and the relationships and connections between the parts of the map are easily seen, navigated, accessed and retrieved’

Spiral Curriculum

Cornell University

Flat maps…….

Queens California

RCSI Ireland

School of Medicine NUI Galway

Developp

Apply

Consolidate

Year 1 Year 5 Student Selected Modules

Clinical Science & Practice

Biomedical Science

Professionalism

CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Modular Curriculum

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Modular Curriculum – as experienced

Currently ‘delivering’ content

Curriculum mapping?

Curriculum mapping......Rationale•Transparency•Relevance•Integration•Accountability

Curriculum Map

AUCMS

Students

Medical Council

University School

Academic staff

Academies

Curriculum Map

Students

Academic staff

Our

immediate

priorities

Curriculum mapping......

Infrastructure•Comprehensive curriculum database

•Dynamic user interface (VLE)

•Repository for learning resources

Rationale•Transparency•Relevance•Integration•Accountability

Curriculum mapping......

Infrastructure•Comprehensive curriculum database

•Dynamic user interface (VLE)

•Repository for learning resource

Processes•Mapping outcomes v. goals•Blueprinting assessment•Tagging content

Electronic version: blueprinting

Tagging content

Student focus groups

Information Solutions and Services

Sharon in CELT

Engaging students

Curriculum mapping......

Infrastructure•Comprehensive electronic database

•Dynamic user interface (VLE)

•Repository for learning resources

Processes•Mapping•Blueprinting•Tagging

Q So…..

•How to demonstrate value?

•How to get buy in?

Demonstrating the value of curriculum mapping

Demonstrating the value of curriculum mapping

Demonstrating the value of curriculum mapping

Demonstrating the value of curriculum mapping

Means of auditing change

Mapping to drive change

Mapping to drive change

Mapping to drive change

Curriculum Mapping

Dr. Josephine Boland: Academic Lead Dr. Thomas Kropmans: Technical LeadEnda Griffin, David Phelan, R&D Team

School of MedicineNational University of Ireland, Galway

Josephine.boland@nuigalway.ie

Mapping a landscape