1) The document summarizes a workshop on curriculum design creativity and innovation. The workshop used activities and prompts to encourage reflection on curriculum design. 2) Participants worked in groups to identify challenges and objectives, choose strategies from cards, and develop plans to address their objectives. Examples addressed improving assessments, engagement, and information skills. 3) Feedback was positive, and next steps include refining the workshop format and developing an online version to promote curriculum design tools.

1. Curriculum Design and Creativity & Innovation Hospitality and Tourism Management Workshop Roisín Curran, Alan Masson and Catherine O’Donnell Viewpoints Workshop (10.00 – 11.30am) 1 st September 2010

15. Task 8 - sharing plans (15 minutes) One or two members from each group briefly feed back your progress. Share the key features of your group output . (Approx 5 minutes for each group)

17. Some examples of workshop outputs, photos and findings

18. Group 1 Scenario: Improve dissertation standards Why: To bridge gap between module-based assignments and independent research.

19. Group 2 Scenario: Improve feedback methods Why: Students fail to engage with written assessment feedback.

20. Group 3 Scenario: Effective use of an ePortfolio Why: Course up for revalidation – artefacts could be useful beyond the module.

21. Group 4 Scenario: ‘Reflect on Me’ Why: To allow students to develop skills and share these across modules.

22. Group 5 Scenario: Improve student engagement Why: Course up for revalidation – going to be using a blended approach (combination of block face-to-face teaching and online learning).

23. Group 6 Scenario: Student Assessment handbook Why: To help 1 st year students initially in their transition to higher education.

24. Group 7 Scenario: Enhance CAD feedback Why: Enhance A&F to measuring student ability to analyse and manipulate drawings and make constructive comments about example drawings.

25. Captured Process A&F sessions R&R residential

26. Example A&F output Example assessment and feedback output from workshop with PhD students as part of an ‘Assessment for Learning’ session with their lecturer.

27. Information skills outputs The library team looking at SCONUL Pillar 6 (Use and Share Information).

28. Course Level Course View workshop Images

31. Conclusions and any questions? Anything you wish to ask us?

32. Further information Project blog: http://viewpoints.ulster.ac.uk CIES R&R Programme: http://www.cetl.ulster.ac.uk/elearning/rrs/ RLO CETL: http://www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk Dr Alan Masson, Project Director - [email_address] Catherine O’Donnell, Academic E-Learning Consultant - [email_address] Jill Harrison, Instructional Technologist – ja.harrison@ ulster.ac. uk Karen Virapen, Instructional Technologist – [email_address]