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Recently I asked a friend of mine to give me pointers on how to develop a curriculum (he used to teach an education PHD program), after discussing his response on Twitter, people asked me to put it somewhere, so here it is: Process to develop a curriculum: Purpose. Know why youre doing what youre doing. You know how to do this. Product. Start with the end in mind. What does the student look like when they walk out the door at the end of the training. Usually, we break these down into Knowledge, Skills, or Attitudes. Sometimes its helpful to see a photograph or drawing of a someone who finished the program and just talk about what they can do that makes them successful. This product should be connected and help you accomplish your mission Practices. Then ask yourself, How do people become like this? If you can break down your Product into 3-5 bit-sized chunks, then see how people learn each one of those skills, gain each one of those knowledge points, and how to they gain the attitudes you want them to have.

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This one is much easier the more experience you have in seeing people develop the Product. This is also easier to determine when you understand Learning Theory. The results from this section will result in a list of: Activities or experiences Resources. What books, website, teachers, software, etc. will help them learn more effectively and efficiently Assessments. How you would know if the activity was helpful? Plans. Make your plans based on the practices youve determined youve needed.

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#1 by Tomas Ordoez - December 23rd, 2011 at 12:30

I never thought about it like this, starting with the end. It makes more sense. The same structure could be applied to other non-software segments. Thanks.

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