the sheffield approach to developing a curriculum map dr. patsy stark senior lecturer in medical...
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The Sheffield approach to developing a curriculum map
Dr. Patsy StarkSenior Lecturer in Medical Education
Mr. Ash SelfE-learning Developer
Educational perspectives
• New curriculum rolling out since Sept 2003– Integrated, system based, orientated to 92
core clinical problems, delivered using a hybrid approach
• Original map used to illustrate the structure of the new curriculum
Educational perspectives
• Identification of the need for a more detailed curriculum map– To help students– To help teachers– To help course planners– Impending external review
• Transparency
Developing the map
• Minerva– University of Sheffield’s Medical School's
Managed Learning Environment
Developing the map
• Core problems listed in lecture outlines– e.g. Ischaemia and Infarction relates to:
2. Bleeding; 6. Fever; 13. Trauma/injuries; 16. Loss of consciousness/coma; 45. Cardiac arrest/sudden death; 46. Chest pain etc…
Developing the map
• End user context / perspective– Student– Teaching staff– Curriculum planner
• Search tools– Bespoke– Google Mini
Technical Platform
• ZOPE– Open-source– Flexible– Software development educationally led
• Other technologies– MySQL– PHP– PERL– Python
Staffing
• Two full time developers work closely with academic staff to ensure
that the medical school’s teaching, learning, evaluation and assessment strategies are successfully translated into technical specifications for web development, via an iterative process of planning, acting, observing and reflecting.
Contact
• Dr. Patsy Stark Senior Lecturer in Medical Education [email protected]
• Mr. Ash Self E-learning Developer [email protected]