Curriculum Development

This course will provide participants with the opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge todevelop a systematic approach to curriculum development based on a training/education model. Curriculum development includes needs assessment, learning outcomes, course outlines, lesson plans with an introduction to choosing instructional techniques and developing a marking system to evaluate particpant success. Each participant will be responsible for developing a course outline and a lesson plan for content with which she/he has taught, is teaching or would like to teach. Attention will be given to the integration of planning, learning styles, instructional techniques and course assessment/evaluation methodologies.