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Clive Young and Nataša PerovićE-learning Environments

Arena Blended Connected (ABC) curriculum design

The ABC curriculum design method is an effective and engaging hands-on, card-based approach to curriculum design.

• student centered rapid curriculum development engaging academics in informed dialogue about the learning design or a review of programmes and modules

• addresses need to develop • richer learning designs for blended learning • includes elements of the Connected Curriculum

• it is built on curriculum design research from the JISC* (Viewpoints) and UCL IoE** (learning types) and adapted for UCL

ABC curriculum design

* Viewpoints project (2008-2013), **Laurillard, D. (2012). Teaching as a Design Science: Building Pedagogical Patterns for Learning and Technology. New York and London: Routledge.

http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ele/

Blended learning

ABC curriculum design

1 - a combination of face-to-face and online teaching2 - a combination of technologies3 - a combination of methodologiesSharma P (2010)

A framework for diverse &good curriculum design

• Meet Your Researcher• Personal Tutor

• Vertical modules• Capstone

• Making Cities, London

• Explicit links to career

• Enterprise

• Being part of a community

• Peer mentoring

ABC curriculum design

• Articles, blogs, exhibitions, presentations, videos

Connected Curriculum

Learning types cards (front)ABC curriculum design

learning activity types on one side and examples of activities on the other

Learning types cards (front and back)ABC curriculum design

Learning types cards (front and back)ABC curriculum design

Learning types cards (front and back)ABC curriculum design

Learning types cards (front and back)ABC curriculum design

Learning types cards (front and back)ABC curriculum design

Learning types cards (front and back)ABC curriculum design

Learning types activities , V- Visible learning A - can be assessed (F or S)

InvestigationInterview an expert (video/forum/chat) VLiterature reviews and critiques (forum/blog/wiki/RSS) V/AMCQs - formative with automatic feedback V/ADevelop a shared resource library (database/glossary/wiki) V/AShows/demonstrates learning (displays, posters, presentations) V/APortfolios (MyPortfolio) V/ACase studies (forum, lesson) V/ASummarisation tasks (upload texts – individual or group) V/ARapid-fire exam questions (forum) V/AConcept mapping (external) VCreate video of performance (media) V/AAudio commentary of performance (media) V/ASkype or virtual classroom 'viva' V/AMake and give a presentation (external) V/AVideo blog (external) V/AWrite a report (external) V/AMake an analysis (external) V/ACase studies V/AAdvanced role play – you are the consultant etc. VAction plan for workplace V/AAction plan for further study V/AAuthentic research / data analysis – write a paper V/APrepare professional briefing V/ACreate, make a case (study) V/ACreate podcast (media) V/A Work assignment (blog/report) V/AInterview professional colleagues V/ALead a group project V/A

Practice ProductionWeb search (forum, wiki) VOER resources (external)Literature reviews and critiques (forum/blog/wiki/RSS) VField/lab observations (media/blog/wiki) VAction research VAuthentic research / data analysis – write a paper VLead a group project V

MCQs - formative with automatic feedback V/AOnline role play (forum, virtual classroom)Reflective tasks – group or individual (forum) V/ACase studies (forum, lesson) V/ARapid-fire exam questions (forum) V/AAdvanced role play – you are the consultant etc. V

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AcquisitionGuided readings (library resources)OER resources (external)Podcast (media) V if students do itWebinars (virtual classroom) VQ&A forum (forum, where teachers answer student questions) VVideo lectures (webcast),YouTube videos (external)Field/lab observations (media/blog/wiki) VMCQs - formative with automatic feedback VPortfolios (MyPortfolio) V

CollaborationCollaborative wiki - what do we know about ...? V/ADevelop a shared resource library (database/glossary/wiki) VSocial networking – participate (external) VSpecial interest groups - share on a topic (forum) VMentor other learners V

Interview an expert (forum/chat) VWebinars (virtual classroom) VModel answers/examples of previous work (forum)Analyse chat text (in course or uploaded) VJob/professional reflections (blog) V/AGroup discussions on the topic, problem, reading (chat/blog/wiki) V/ASocial networking – participate (external) VReflective tasks – group or individual (forum) V/ASpecial interest groups - share on a topic (forum) VLead a group project V/A

Discussion

Connected curriculum dimensions of connectivity and learning process modelling (the Conversational framework) connections

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ABC curriculum design workshop

Workshop schedule:

1. Module info and graphs sheet

• Tweet your module – tweet size description of your module

• Module shape (Learning types activities graph) distribution of

learning types

• Blend – (blended graph)

2. Storyboard sheet

• Storyboard – learning types sequences and activities

• Assessment – align activities and assessment

3. Module info and graphs sheet

• Review the graphs – what has changed? Why?

4. Actions – what next for team?

ABC curriculum design

Arena Blended Connected (ABC) curriculum design workshop

Learning types, Diana Laurillard, IoE 2012 | Connected Curriculum, Dilly Fung, CALT, 2014 | ABC curriculum design workshop and resources, Clive Yung and Natasa Perovic, ELE, 2015 | UCL

Programme

Module name

new module / module review

Academics

Module summary (tweet size description of your module):

Action points:

ELE workshop facilitators

Workshop date

Acquisition

Investigation

Production

Practice

Collaboration

Discussion

How do you envisage your module will look on the graph above? (in red - at the beginning of the workshop)Your module activity graph at the end of the workshop (in blue)

Learning types activities graph

Where do you want to be on the scale (in red)What is your position at the end of the workshop (in blue)

face to faceonline

Blended graph

Formative assessment

Summative assessment

Pre - workshop

Post - workshop

xx

Arena Blended Connected (ABC) curriculum design workshop

Learning types, Diana Laurillard, IoE 2012 | Connected Curriculum, Dilly Fung, CALT, 2014 | ABC curriculum design workshop and resources, Clive Yung and Natasa Perovic, ELE, 2015 | UCL

Programme

Module name

new module / module review

Academics

Module summary (tweet size description of your module) :

Action points:

ELE workshop facilitators

Workshop date

Acquisition

Investigation

Production

Practice

Collaboration

Discussion

How do you envisage your module will look on the graph above? (in red - at the beginning of the workshop)Your module activity graph at the end of the workshop (in blue)

Learning types activities graph

Where do you want to be on the scale (in red)What is your position at the end of the workshop (in blue)

face to faceonline

Blended graph

Formative assessment

Summative assessment

Pre - workshop

Post - workshop

xx

x

Pre - workshop

All you need to know about use of videos in 21st century teaching

Arena digitalUse of videos in teaching

Anna Moore, Jon Grabol

CY, NP

5th June 2015

ABC curriculum design

Week 1-4

Week 5-8

project

ABC curriculum design

Induction

Topic 1

Topic 2

Topic 3

ABC curriculum design

Week

1-4

Week

5-8

projec

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reflectio

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Your module may look like this

ABC curriculum design

Week

1-6

Week

6-10

Once happy with your module design, turn the cards to the other side and select learning activities

Week

1-6

Select learning activities

Selecting activities and assessmentABC curriculum design

Select formative ( ) and summative assessment ( )

Selecting activities and assessmentABC curriculum design

(script)

Select formative ( ) and summative assessment ( )

Selecting activities and assessmentABC curriculum design

Select formative ( ) and summative assessment ( )

Arena Blended Connected (ABC) curriculum design workshop

Learning types, Diana Laurillard, IoE 2012 | Connected Curriculum, Dilly Fung, CALT, 2014 | ABC curriculum design workshop and resources, Clive Yung and Natasa Perovic, ELE, 2015 | UCL

Programme

Module name

new module / module review

Academics

Module summary (tweet size description of your module) :

Action points:

ELE workshop facilitators

Workshop date

Acquisition

Investigation

Production

Practice

Collaboration

Discussion

How do you envisage your module will look on the graph above? (in red - at the beginning of the workshop)Your module activity graph at the end of the workshop (in blue)

Learning types activities graph

Where do you want to be on the scale (in red)What is your position at the end of the workshop (in blue)

face to faceonline

Blended graph

Formative assessment

Summative assessment

Pre - workshop

Post - workshop

xx

x

All you need to know about use of videos in 21st century teaching

Arena digitalUse of videos in teaching

Anna Moore, Jon Grabol

CY, JG, NP5th June 2015

x

Post - workshop

Draw new graphs if there were any changes to the initial shape and blend of the module

Action planABC curriculum design

Suggestions for what next?ABC curriculum design

Student journeyConnected curriculumDigital literaciesQAPublicity etc

Action plan Development schedule (activities and assessment)

Storyboard Moodle site plan (Moodle benchmark)