Unit Two: Formal Curriculum vs. Enacted Curriculum
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Target Objective
Develop a Pathfinder Template that will define the structure of the research to be constructed and shared by faculty teaching multi-section courses.
Unit Objectives
- Generate an organization strategy for the pathfinder
- Develop a Table of Contents
- Understand Communities of Practice
Let's Get Started
Watch the following video:TED in Half-Ken Robinson-Creativity in Education
Ken Robinson was Professor of Education at Warwick University in the U.K. He is an expert in the field of creativity and innovation, and is the author of several best selling books including "The Arts in Schools: Principles, Practice and Provision" and he is a TED speaker. On this video he wants us to re-think our incredible human capacities and he says:
- "I believe our only hope for the future is to adopt a new conception of human ecology one in which we start to reconstruct our conception of the richness of human capacity ... we have to re-think the fundamental principles on which we are educating our children."
Research
Visit the following site to familiarize yourself with different pathfinder styles: The Pathfinder Project
Visit the University of Idaho's Information Literacy Site. Each Module provides a wealth of knowledge and information.
Read the following e-learning paper on Communities of Practice and virtual learning communities: benefits, barriers and success factors by Pat Gannon-Leary and Elsa Fontainha.
- Read "Possible Innovation Elements for an FAS Junior Faculty Mentoring Program at Yale" by Rachel Thomas.
Reflect
Think about how you would go about collaborating and sharing your template. Consider the use of the Course Management System (CMS) at your institution via the Learning Object Repository (LOR), using "Google docs", or using "drop box" among many. For this mini course I will be using this wiki space.
Carmita's Pathfinder
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