Shaping the College Curriculum

Shaping the College Curriculum

1. Internal Factors

   • Student Characteristics
     • College Mission
       • Faculty
         • adjunct instructors account for 66+% of college educators today yet often have little input on curriculum design
           • http://er.educause.edu/articles/2011/2/the-changing-landscape-of-higher-education
       • missions often dictate curricular offerings and course design
         • 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
       • http://er.educause.edu/articles/2011/2/the-changing-landscape-of-higher-education

2. 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
         • http://er.educause.edu/articles/2011/2/the-changing-landscape-of-higher-education
     • increased scrutiny over value of college education necessitates quality control measures
       • http://er.educause.edu/articles/2011/2/the-changing-landscape-of-higher-education