Exploring the potential role of educational developers in facilitating curriculum review processes
Despite its many benefits, curriculum review has yet to become a widespread practice in many areas of higher education. Previous research suggests that this is because of a lack of faculty time and expertise to conduct curriculum reviews independently. As such, this action research study builds on t...
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| description | Despite its many benefits, curriculum review has yet to become a widespread practice in many areas of higher education. Previous research suggests that this is because of a lack of faculty time and expertise to conduct curriculum reviews independently. As such, this action research study builds on the existing literature to explore the utility of educational developers at a large research university in developing faculty communities of practice around the continuous improvement of their curriculum by facilitating a curriculum review process. The findings suggest opportunities for educational developers to partner with faculty to support this substantial work. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a86e964ee6e4a3fad9c9ca08c8f39d22025-08-20T02:47:24ZengMichigan Publishing ServicesTo Improve the Academy2334-48222025-03-0144110.3998/tia.4500Exploring the potential role of educational developers in facilitating curriculum review processesDerek Thurber0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2867-6913Karen Bossen1Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State UniversityMary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State UniversityDespite its many benefits, curriculum review has yet to become a widespread practice in many areas of higher education. Previous research suggests that this is because of a lack of faculty time and expertise to conduct curriculum reviews independently. As such, this action research study builds on the existing literature to explore the utility of educational developers at a large research university in developing faculty communities of practice around the continuous improvement of their curriculum by facilitating a curriculum review process. The findings suggest opportunities for educational developers to partner with faculty to support this substantial work.https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/tia/article/id/4500/curriculum mappinghigher educationcommunities of practicefaculty development |
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| title | Exploring the potential role of educational developers in facilitating curriculum review processes |
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