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Curriculum Mapping Workshop
Presented to Eastern Michigan University
10/31/14
By
Jennifer Fager, PhD
Director of Assessment
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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Questions You Might Ponder at
EMU
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How does the “Representing the Holocaust” study abroad
program course contribute to student learning in the Jewish
Studies Minor?
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What have you learned about the Computer Science
program as a result of the COSC481W software projects?
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How do you know that the admissions criteria for the MA in
C& I are predictive of success in the program?
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When customizing a program of study unique to student
interests for the PhD in Technology how do you ensure
students are meeting the intended learning outcomes of the
program?
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Questions You Might Ponder at
EMU
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What evidence you you have to demonstrate students have
learned what you intended for them to learn from the Eagle
Study Tables?
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How do you know that you have designed and implemented a
program of support for instructional faculty to assess
significant student learning outcomes in the Faculty
Development Center?
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Purposes of Curriculum Mapping
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Analyze alignment between curriculum and outcomes
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Organizes information for faculty and students
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Clarifies learning expectations
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Curriculum Mapping Questions
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Where in the program will students have the opportunity to
learn what you want them to learn?
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Where in the program will the outcomes be assessed?
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Curriculum Mapping Questions
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What are the required courses in your programs?
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Do the students have the opportunity to learn the outcomes
regardless of section or instructor?
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Are the outcomes reflected in course syllabi?
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Mapping Exercise #1
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Mapping Exercise #1
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The members of the Department engaged in the curriculum
mapping exercise on the previous slide during a recent
department meeting. Examine the map and list questions
you might pose to the department members
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Question1:
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Question 2:
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Question 3
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Mapping Exercise #1
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What recommendations might you provide to the department
members based upon your questions?
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Recommendation 1:
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Recommendation 2:
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Recommendation 3:
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Mapping Exercise #2
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You have before you a Curriculum Map. Review the Map and
respond to the assigned scenario questions.
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Scenario #1: You are a student in the program. What are the
expectations for learning in each of the courses on your Map?
Where will you have the opportunity to demonstrate the
outcomes? What questions would you have of your advisor
regarding the program expectations?
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Scenario #2: You are a new member of the department and have
been assigned to teach three courses required of your program.
Select three different courses on your map and describe what
you need to know about these courses in order to ensure
students will learn what you and your colleagues have
determined they should learn.
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Mapping Exercise #2
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Scenario #3: You are the program administrator/chair of the
department where this program is housed. You are
preparing for program review and need to include
information about the assessment of student learning. What
questions will you ask of your colleagues after analyzing the
Map? What changes would you recommend to the
Map/Courses? What are the strengths of the Map?
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American Sign Language
Certificate Example
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Housing & Resident Life Example
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College of Business Example
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English Example
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Latin American Studies Example
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EdD in Leadership Studies
Example
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University Recreation Example
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History Example (In part)
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Mapping Exercise #3
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Map your program
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What do you need to know to do this?
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What are the required courses in your program?
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What are the outcomes of your program?
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In which courses will students have the opportunity to learn what
they need to learn to meet the outcomes?
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Analyze your map thus far, what are the strengths? Gaps? Areas
requiring more focus?
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Next Steps—Suggestions for
Success
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Ask all colleagues to complete a Curriculum Map for the
courses/experiences assigned to them.
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Compile and discuss the results at a department meeting
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Reach consensus
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Share the Maps with your students
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Identify assessments needed to measure learning/program
success
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Next Steps: Evidence of Learning
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What evidence do you need?
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What evidence do you already have?
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Who might possess evidence you need?
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Where might evidence be found?
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What evidence do you have that might benefit others?
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Instruments you may have
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Exams, standardized tests, interviews, graduate follow-up
surveys, internship evaluations, research projects,
presentations/performances, thesis, dissertation,
comprehensive exams, others?
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Data Questions to Ponder
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What kinds of data do you want or need?
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Is the measure important or just interesting?
Does the measure assess achievement of the learning outcomes?
Does the information already exist?
Can the measure help improve student learning and the
program?
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Thank you!
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What do you use to fix a broken Jack-o-lantern?
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With a pumpkin patch, of course!