Participatory curriculum design using an example of open online information literacy course for high schools

ČERNÝ, Michal. Participatory curriculum design using an example of open online information literacy course for high schools. In Special 15th international online conference DisCo 2020 : (Online) Education in the Age of Covid-19, 22.-23.6.2020, online. 2020.

Basic information

• Original name: Participatory curriculum design using an example of open online information literacy course for high schools
• Authors: ČERNÝ, Michal (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Special 15th international online conference DisCo 2020 : (Online) Education in the Age of Covid-19, 22.-23.6.2020, online, 2020.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/20:00114865
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords in English: Participatory curriculum design; online course; desing; online education
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The aim of the study is the methods of participatory curriculum design. There is a widely shared idea that for a successful education, the curriculum must be made up not by the state or professionals, but by the community. Specifically, we will focus on the issue of designing an online information literacy course, which we, as a university, create for high schools. We are based on three sources – strategic documents and competence frameworks, teachers, and students. All three sources are involved in creating the final version of the course. The study describes the entire course design process – from the original idea, through desk research, internal research, prototype creation to prototype evaluation. During the research, we worked with data from five high schools. The knowledge and competence test was passed by 95 students and based on the AASL framework. Subsequently, focus groups (8) with 42 students were led. In the case of teachers (8), we performed a qualitatively oriented g-methodology, followed by semi-structured interviews and an analysis of three school curricula. Based on these researches, we created a map of topics of interest to students and teachers. We implemented them in an open online course (which now exists as a validated prototype). The aim of the study is to show how working with students and teachers can be useful in curriculum development, and to offer methodological experience with such a participatory online learning design.

Links

• TL02000040, research and development project: Name: Platforma pro transfer znalostí: informační gramotnost pro středoškoláky v otevřeném mash-up virtuálním učebním prostředí (Acronym: TIGUP)

Investor: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic