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Innov High Educ (2009) 33:271280
DOI 10.1007/s10755-008-9078-8
Published online: 24 June 2008# Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2008
Abstract This qualitative study makes the case for the implementation of curriculum mapping, a procedure that creates a visual representation of curriculum based on real time information, as a way to increase collaboration and collegiality in higher education. Through the use of curriculum mapping, eleven faculty members in a western state university Teacher Licensure program aligned and revised the teacher education curriculum across a sequence of courses. An increase in collaboration and collegiality among faculty emerged as an unintended outcome as a result of participation in the project.
Key words curriculum mapping . collaboration . collegiality . higher education
To go fast, go alone. To go farther, go together. (African proverb)
The norms of the higher education community at large encourage autonomy and independence. Junior faculty often speak of the loneliness and isolation that they encounter
Kay Pippin Uchiyama is currently the Assessment Coordinator for the Poudre School District in Fort Collins, Colorado. During this study, she was an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Colorado State University and a co-primary investigator for the Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Data grant. She received her Ph.D. in Instruction and Curriculum in the Content Areas with an emphasis on Teacher Education and Learning to Teach from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her interests include data driven instruction, assessment for learning, teacher education, professional development schools, and mathematics education. Her email is [email protected].
Jean L. Radin is an adjunct professor at Colorado State University and a co-primary investigator for the Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Data grant. She received her Ph.D. from Colorado State University. Her interests are brain-based teaching and learning, data driven instructional practices, teacher education and professional development schools. Her email is [email protected].
K. P. Uchiyama (*)
Poudre School District, 513 Skysail Lane, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA e-mail: [email protected]
J. L. Radin
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA e-mail: [email protected]
Curriculum Mapping in Higher Education: A Vehicle for Collaboration
Kay Pippin Uchiyama & Jean L. Radin
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and frequently cite this as a reason for leaving an institution (Barnes et al. 1998). Tierney and Rhoads (1994) found...