CURRICULAB
Curriculab is a curricular laboratory designed to engage with curriculum development through sustained mentorship and guidance.
This collective effort supports faculty and departments to map out stages changes - both big and small - to curriculum in the Faculty. Curriculab facilitates connections with subject matter experts to guide efforts towards decolonization, accessibility and sustainability.
Who can use Curriculab?
All faculty members and departments in the Faculty are invited to join in this collective effort to re-envision and reimagine education.
Departments participating in Curriculab will benefit from exposure and expertise that will help them re-design their curriculum. They will also have the opportunity to collectively explore change and develop programs in response to their departments' specific needs.
How it works
Operating on a volunteer basis, departments reach out to the Associate Dean, Academic Programmes and Pedagogy, for support and to enter the Curriculab platform, after which mentorship would include initiatives such as:
- Meetings with Kahérakwas Donna Goodleaf, Director, Decolonizing and Indigenizing Curriculum and Pedagody at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to explore ways to decolonize curriculum (providing expertise).
- Creating connections with colleagues in different departments or faculties who are working on similar changes (building a cohort).
- Brainstorming sessions to open up future thinking about curriculum and pedagogy (peer support).
The ultimate goal of Curriculab is to have a long-term platform that allows faculty members and departments to explore radical change and to develop the skills, expertise, and confidence to make curricular changes together.
| Scale of curricular change | Example |
|---|---|
| Small | individual courses |
| Medium | program reviews |
| Large | new programs |
Additional support
More support for pedagogical practices include the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and the Lab for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (LITL).
Contact
If you're interested in rethinking your curriculum, please reach out to fineartscurriculum@concordia.ca.
