Nurturing a cross-institutional curriculum planning community of practice

Publisher:
New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Asia Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2011, 12 (1), pp. 39 - 50
Issue Date:
2011-01
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This paper focuses on academic skill-building through using cross-institutional collaborative approaches in developing quality learning and assessment tasks for experiential placements. A curriculum planning template was used for the collaborative work, with materials developed being disseminated on a specially designed online repository website. Results, analyzed within a community of practice framework, indicate the activities. There is potential evident for building a more mature community of practice given the value of the collaborative learning process involved. This would need additional opportunities and leadership over an extended timeline. Some longer term changes in curriculum planning and impacts on wider networks are also evident. This case study provides a model which is relevant across all disciplines and which highlights professional learning occurring through collaborative academic work focused on relevant practice
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