FORUM ON CURRICULUM ISSUES IV Eastern Mediterranean University December 2011

What is Curriculum?
Latin origin course
An educational program designed with particular outcomes in mind but which most teachers are oblivious of.

Curriculum is a set of all learning. It is systematized, well-organized and implemented.

All the academic activities inside & outside of the school,(curricular and cocurricular activities), the purpose behind these activities is to learn something. Curriculum is a body of subjects or subject matter prepared by the teachers for the students to learn.

Curriculum is defined as the total learning of the individual.

What is Curriculum?

My Story

 Teacher Student Self Study Centre Testing Syllabus Design & Testing Trainer

 Why are students / teachers/

departments complaining? Is there a need to get feedback? Teachers? Students? Students should be able to do anything put in front of them.
Is being able to read a syllabus

enough to prepare materials / tests? Is it effective to prepare materials / tests in isolation? Working with teachers is crucial. Listen to feedback from teachers and students.

 Why arent teachers happy with

the syllabus / materials / tests? Why cant students do anything? Teachers arent teaching properly. Students arent successful because they dont study.
How do you prepare course

materials? Task? Teachers notes? Answer keys? Is collecting feedback from teachers enough? How about students? Collaboration is crucial.

 Tests? Syllabus? How about the

teachers? How about the students? How do we, teachers, follow the documentation? Can we follow it? Can students follow it? Do we get teachers involved? Why isnt feedback collected from all parties? Why dont those involved in syllabus and testing live the experience in real time with the students? CLASSROOM. STUDENTS.

The curriculum is not simply a set of plans to be implemented, but is constituted through an active process in which planning, acting and evaluating are all reciprocally related and integrated into the process'

(Grundy, S. 1987)

Nevin Adalar nevin.adalar@emu.edu.tr

References
What is Curriculum?

http://b.wisegeek.com/what-is-curriculum.htm Curriculum Theory and Practice http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-curric.htm Graphic Design Lessons http://www.artyfactory.com/graphic_design/graphic_design_lesso n/graphic_design_lesson_2.htm Grundy, S. (1987) Curriculum: product or praxis? Lewes: Falmer PreCurriculum Theory and Practice from http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-curric.htm Billie / PartsnPieces http://www.flickr.com/photos/partsnpieces/2592980483/ All things stupid time machine http://stupidtimemachine.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/letter-to-anew-teacher/