Learning-Centred Curriculum Design in Higher Education

by Branch, John; Hørsted, Anne; Nygaard, Claus

• ISBN13: 9781911450153
• ISBN10: 1911450158
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-07-01
• Publisher: Libri Publishing

Summary

Curriculum Design is the cornerstone of higher education. Faculty members, teachers, administrators, and other professionals engage in designing curricula which structure the study and learning processes of students. History shows that university education has a long tradition of being centered around delivery of content to students. Learning-Centred Curriculum Design in Higher Education is written to inspire and empower university teachers to take another approach and engage in curriculum design processes that center both learning process and learning outcome of students. The book holds ten illustrative examples of learning-centered curriculum design spanning four approaches to curriculum design. The chapters are written by university faculty pioneering learning-centered activities in their respective curricula. The book is truly international as authors are from Denmark, England, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Turkey, and U.S.A.

Author Biography

Dr. Professor John Branch is an award-winning educator, consultant, speaker, and educational leader, with almost 25 years of experience in more than fifty countries around the world. He has conducted management training in numerous international companies, including Anheuser-Busch, British Telecom, Cargill, Mercedes Benz, Oracle, DELL, Coca-Cola, Michelin, Ericsson, and TATA. Anne Hørsted is Adjunct Professor at University of Southern Denmark, Senior consultant at cph:learning, and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Learning in Higher Education. Dr. Professor Claus Nygaard is Executive Director at Institute for Learning in Higher Education, Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Adjunct Professor at University of Southern Denmark, Visiting Professor at Stockholm School of Economics Riga.