Curriculum mapping

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Introduction

See also: Curriculum mapping bibliography (2008 WILU presentation), Information literacy and Teaching health library users

"Web based curriculum mapping is a process that focuses on what is taught,
how and when it is taught, how it is resourced and how it will be assessed ..."
  • What does a curriculum map do?
    • A curriculum map:
      • Examines the total learning of students in a cohort, or programme
      • Creates a snapshot of instructional/ learning activities and identifies hotspots
      • Identifies content and skills to be learned and assessments to administer
      • Provides visual representation of timelines for instruction and improvement (more than one term at a time)
      • http://www.glencoe.com
  • Why map?
    • Because mapping . . .
      • leads faculty and librarians to ask thought-provoking questions about improving how to improve instructional activities (i.e. media literacy)
      • serves as an impetus to align courses horizontally and vertically
      • identifies gaps, repetitions and potential areas for integration
      • provides a database of curriculum, information literacy learning needs and resources
      • is iterative, ongoing and linked to long-range planning exercises

Expert Heidi Jacobs on curriculum mapping


See also A Guide to Curriculum Mapping: Planning, Implementing, and Sustaining the Process. Hale, Janet A. 2008.

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