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=Working Group 5: Curriculum Review Processes=


 * 17 October 2012**

Paola Borin and Bob Parson are co-chairs of this working group. Bob is taking a break from subcommittee work, but may still be involved at a distance.

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**Directory of University Learning Outcomes**

New (June 2010)
Note: this is an excellent resource compiled by Bob Parson and hosted by the University of Ottawa. uOttawa

The uOttawa directory provides links to university program learning outcomes gathered from a wide selection of universities from around the world (mostly from Canada, United States, England and Australia, but also from France, Hong Kong, Sri-Lanka, Malaysia, etc.). The purpose is to provide concrete examples for faculties and programs that are writing their own program learning outcomes. At the moment we have over a thousand links to program learning outcomes at the undergraduate level but are working on Master’s and Doctorate level as well. This site is still being worked on but the directory contents are functioning. Send comments or suggestions to Bob: Link to the site is: []

Document resources

 * Using Program Learning Outcomes to Improve an Academic Program**

These documents are guides for faculty (and in some cases, students) who are being asked to fill in their part of a curriculum map, describing how their courses address the program learning outcomes. In the case of graduate programs, there are specific instructions for supervisors (or thesis advisers) and students.
 * Curriculum Mapping: Description and Instructions**



From Paola Borin This information was collected informally by speaking with educational developers responsible for assisting with the introduction of DLEs at their respective institutions in March 2010.
 * UDLE Roll out for various universities**

[|University of Guelph Guide to Developing and Assessing Learning Outcomes] From Natasha Kenny (Feb, 2012)

Web Resources
We are working on creating an independent site, but in the meantime, these are Bob Parson's web links on curriculum development and evaluation. There are about 300 bookmarks in 19 categories and we will be working on paring them down as well. If you have any suggestions for additions, please send them along to Bob Parson = rparson@uottawa.ca If you create a delicious account, you can have very quick access to these bookmarks at any time (it is free).
 * Internet Links in Curriculum Development March 2010**

http://delicious.com/rparson/bundle:Curriculum%20Development Curriculum Development Links

When the page opens up - use the categories on the right hand side of the screen to help you find what you're looking for.



Degree Level Expectations Bibliography
June 22, 2010 From Karen Nicholson At the June 10th (2010) COU OCAV Degree Level Expectations workshop, I mentioned a bibliography related to quality assurance and degree level expectations (also referred to as "generic skills/competencies" or "graduate attributes"). It can be found using the Refworks link at the bottom of this email. All members of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) http://www.ocul.on.ca/ have access to Refworks. Refworks has the advantage of providing you with context sensititive links to your institution's library holdings using the Get It button. It is searchable, and bibliographies can be created using a large number of citation styles. The bibliography is a work in progress, so clicking on the link will produce a dynamically generated list that is up-to-date at the time of access. You can also use the RSS feed option to see the latest 10 items added to the bibliography or post comments about the items in the database. If you have any items you would like added to the database, or any questions about the bibliography, please send me an email at knichol@mcmaster.ca. Questions about using Refworks can be answered by your library. If your institution does not have access to Refworks, please let me know and I will send you a print copy. []

January 28, 2011 Thanks for posting access to this Refworks bibliography Karen. I have accessed many of the articles. This is a great resource! From Natasha Kenny, University of Guelph