In the last two decades there has been an increase in research and discussion regarding curriculum in Higher Education (HE). The literature in this field tends to focus on curriculum change at either the whole institution or individual program or unit level. Formal writing on HE curriculum also does not offer a framework that openly draws upon…

Since the beginning of 2020, the landscape of higher education has undergone numerous transformations, prompting several studies and articles to delve into the critical role of faculty buy-in (Interfolio, 2020). Faculty buy-in is a fundamental concept in higher education, referring to the acceptance and enthusiastic engagement of faculty members…

Speculative design is an emerging form of critical material engagement with possible futures. Designers working speculatively call attention to current and future sociotechnical dilemmas, and aim to provoke debate about the moral, political and ethical implications of sociotechnical innovation. Despite the popularity of speculative design and its…

Calls to Indigenize the curriculum have been occurring and, indeed, increasing across Canadian universities since the release in 2015 of the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC, 2015). The present article documents the emergence at two universities of a support program for Indigenous curriculum, in the form of digital…

Purpose: The research purpose had been to investigate the dominant factors that influenced the success of the development of entrepreneurship courses in cultivating entrepreneurial mindsets and entrepreneurial skills into educational frameworks in universities. Design/methodology/approach: The case study used in-depth interviews with key…

This article presents the results of an interpretive case study of three lecturers teaching English at a South African University. The purpose of the study was to explore the lecturers' strategies to decolonize the curriculum succinctly. Purposive, with convenient sampling, identified the three most available lecturers. An emailed reflective…

This paper suggested that one way that ongoing issues of equity and justice in outdoor adventure education (OAE) is prioritized is through the critical renovation of sense of place (SOP) curriculum. The researcher shared findings from a qualitative study that considered participant experiences as a way to understand how SOP in the outdoors can…

In response to challenges emerging in society, universities are searching for ways to innovate their courses through novel institutional educational policies and practices. Those efforts, however, are often not informed by knowledge about course innovation characteristics university-wide, and are often not supported by processes of reflection…

Increasingly, internationalisation at home and internationalisation of the curriculum are adopted by universities across the globe but their systemic implementation is a complex process. For instance, academics and academic disciplines understand and approach internationalisation differently, as previous studies have shown. However, there is…

While the movement for flexibility in higher education can be traced back to the first corresponding courses in the 18th century, the recent pandemic has led to an unprecedented demand for flexible learning, particularly in higher education settings. This review of the literature delves into the evolution of flexible course design and defines…

To create a Futures Literacy course. Background: A previously developed and tested Framework to develop IT courses for emerging technologies was used to develop a Futures Literacy course. A literature review was conducted to discover theories, models, and frameworks that could be used to create IT courses. A Course Development Framework was used…

Drawing on the concepts of consistency, this study contributes to the discussion of study programme plans and the links between curriculum elements. The main argument is that a universal requirement of consistency is taken for granted in study programme planning, even though critics have noted a need for closer scrutiny and debate. The literature…

From a series of listening exercises as part of the Race Equality Review (2021) at the University of Reading, it become clear that decolonising the curriculum is important to both students and staff. The aim of the decolonising the curriculum project was to create an effective resource to support colleagues to decolonise their curricula across a…

This contribution is a collective autoethnography conducted by the co-authors to capture their experiences within the Discovery Delivery Group, a group which has been tasked with re-imagining complementary learning opportunities to broaden students' horizons beyond programme boundaries as part of the Discovery offering at the University of Leeds,…

Information systems students yearn for hands-on, active learning experiences that teach relevant skills. Delivering these experiences requires repeatable, secure, and scalable computing infrastructure. Unfortunately, many institutions struggle with the capital and operational costs of hosting in-house computing environments. Some educational…