More than the sum of its parts: reflections on a networked program supporting curriculum innovation at a research-intensive university

Elisa K. Bone; Eduardo  Oliveira; Rachel  Colla; Sarah  Yang Spencer; Jen  Farrow; Julian  Harris; Luis  Gaitan; Naima Iftikhar

doi:10.14742/apubs.2023.476

More than the sum of its parts: reflections on a networked program supporting curriculum innovation at a research-intensive university

Elisa K. Bone, Eduardo Oliveira, Rachel Colla, Sarah Yang Spencer, Jen Farrow, Julian Harris, Luis Gaitan, Naima Iftikhar

University of Melbourne

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Curriculum renewal in higher education is a complex process involving multiple stakeholders across faculties, departments and supporting units with priorities and processes that commonly differ, adding to the complexity. Incentives for instructors to modify their curriculum include funded centralised programs that may also draw on the expertise of academic developers, learning designers and media producers. Here we reflect on our recent experiences working together across disparate academic and professional teams within a centrally funded curriculum renewal and innovation program in a large research-intensive university. One year after the implementation of a formalised network of supporting academic fellows, program reach significantly improved, and several projects implemented award-winning innovations. Early reflections on experiences across our supporting teams suggest that collaborative project work has contributed to more effective and innovative curriculum change initiatives. We propose a deeper investigation of these processes in a research project, to further inform curriculum innovation at research-intensive universities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	People, Partnerships and Pedagogies: Proceedings ASCILITE 2023
Editors	T. Cochrane, V. Narayan, C. Brown, K. MacCallum, E. Bone, C. Deneen, R. Vanderburg, B. Hurren
Publisher	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14742/apubs.2023.476
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Conference - The University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Duration: 3 Dec 2023 → 6 Dec 2023 Conference number: 40th

Conference

Conference	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Conference
Abbreviated title	ASCILITE
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Period	3/12/23 → 6/12/23

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Bone, E. K., Oliveira, E., Colla, R., Yang Spencer, S., Farrow, J., Harris, J., Gaitan, L., & Iftikhar, N. (2023). More than the sum of its parts: reflections on a networked program supporting curriculum innovation at a research-intensive university. In T. Cochrane, V. Narayan, C. Brown, K. MacCallum, E. Bone, C. Deneen, R. Vanderburg, & B. Hurren (Eds.), People, Partnerships and Pedagogies: Proceedings ASCILITE 2023 Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. https://doi.org/10.14742/apubs.2023.476

Bone, Elisa K. ; Oliveira, Eduardo ; Colla, Rachel et al. / More than the sum of its parts: reflections on a networked program supporting curriculum innovation at a research-intensive university. People, Partnerships and Pedagogies: Proceedings ASCILITE 2023. editor / T. Cochrane ; V. Narayan ; C. Brown ; K. MacCallum ; E. Bone ; C. Deneen ; R. Vanderburg ; B. Hurren. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2023.

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More than the sum of its parts: reflections on a networked program supporting curriculum innovation at a research-intensive university. / Bone, Elisa K.; Oliveira, Eduardo ; Colla, Rachel et al.
People, Partnerships and Pedagogies: Proceedings ASCILITE 2023. ed. / T. Cochrane; V. Narayan; C. Brown; K. MacCallum; E. Bone; C. Deneen; R. Vanderburg; B. Hurren. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2023.

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Bone EK, Oliveira E, Colla R, Yang Spencer S, Farrow J, Harris J et al. More than the sum of its parts: reflections on a networked program supporting curriculum innovation at a research-intensive university. In Cochrane T, Narayan V, Brown C, MacCallum K, Bone E, Deneen C, Vanderburg R, Hurren B, editors, People, Partnerships and Pedagogies: Proceedings ASCILITE 2023. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. 2023 doi: 10.14742/apubs.2023.476

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