Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Shaping the College Curriculum
- Internal
Factors
- Student Characteristics
- College Mission
- Faculty
- adjunct instructors account for 66+% of college
educators today yet often have little input on curriculum design
Anmerkungen:
- http://er.educause.edu/articles/2011/2/the-changing-landscape-of-higher-education
- missions often dictate curricular offerings and course design
Anmerkungen:
- http://er.educause.edu/articles/2011/2/the-changing-landscape-of-higher-education
- non-traditional students compromise a large majority
of the student populations at colleges
Anmerkungen:
- http://er.educause.edu/articles/2011/2/the-changing-landscape-of-higher-education
- External
Factors
- Accreditation
- Funding
- Educational Trends
- "In fall 2006, online course enrollments reached nearly
3.5 million students..." (Lattuca & Stark, 2009).
- funding determines resources which greatly impacts
curriculum design
Anmerkungen:
- http://er.educause.edu/articles/2011/2/the-changing-landscape-of-higher-education
- increased scrutiny over value of college education necessitates
quality control measures
Anmerkungen:
- http://er.educause.edu/articles/2011/2/the-changing-landscape-of-higher-education