About this course: Curriculum is a framework for guiding teaching and learning. This course provides an opportunity for you to consider the relationship between the teacher, the learner and the curriculum.
Created by: Commonwealth Education Trust
Taught by: Associate Professor Suseela Malakolunthu, Director of the Leadership for Learning and Research Network
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Taught by: Professor John MacBeath, Professor Emeritus
University of Cambridge, UK
| Commitment | 3-4 hours per week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Getting to know the curriculum
This week introduces the course's emphasis on the relationship between the teacher and the curriculum. The sessions this week deal with three basic topics: the concept of curriculum, the teacher’s curriculum, and adapting to curriculum. These topics will help ...
5 videos, 6 readings
Graded: Quiz 1
WEEK 2
Curriculum development
In this week we explore the fundamental issues of curriculum in greater depth, examining mechanisms that underpin the entire system of education in a country. The topics covered are: curriculum formulation, the need for curriculum, curriculum process, and admi...
5 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 2
Graded: Peer Assessment 1
WEEK 3
Putting students first
The focus of this week is learning before teaching – putting students first. You will learn about the three-way relationship of the teacher, the curriculum, and the students. As a teacher, you have to be able to contextualize a curriculum that has been made av...
4 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 3
WEEK 4
Putting Curriculum to Work
This week we will bring together some important aspects of teaching and learning that were discussed in the previous weeks. The sessions cover issues of interpretation, designing learning activities, planning lessons, and bringing lessons to life.
5 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 4
Graded: Peer Assessment 2
WEEK 5
Theories and Theorists
We will begin this week by briefly summarizing some philosophical insights into education which have hugely influenced curriculum. You can become a better teacher by learning about philosophical contributions to the practice of teaching. We present the idea of...
4 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 5
WEEK 6
Optimizing Curriculum Outcomes
In this final week we will focus on four main topics: amplifying the role of curriculum, communities of learning, self-check, and the final dialogue. We will look at Lee Shulman’s theoretical work ‘pedagogical content knowledge’ (or PCK). Additionally, we will...
4 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 6
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Informative course on pedagogic theories and teaching-learning curriculum.
Great Course! Thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot.
I really learned a lot from this course. Thank you Dr. Malakolunthu and Prof. John MacBeath.
Special thanks to Commonwealth Education Trust for the financial aid and coursera for bringing this kind of opportunity.
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