Curricular Experiments

We are currently working on a number of case studies that showcase how the principles of the manifesto can be transferred into academic practice. If you feel that there are curricula at your institution that are already doing this, please send an e-mail to: experiments@curriculumreform.org

An Honors College Worth the Name, Berrett Honors College, Arizona State University
Case Study & Discussion

Refocusing Undergraduate Education on “Effective Practice”: Curricular Change at Clark University
Case Study & Discussion

Strategic Plan, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
Case Study & Discussion

The Indispensable Moment: A New Kind of 21st Century Education, Bennington College
Case Study & Discussion

2 Responses to Curricular Experiments

Mafarina says:

October 19, 2010 at 4:02 pm

I’d be interested to hear what you think of this discussion: http://valleywag.gawker.com/5667069/the-nasty-narcissistic–perils-of-a-facebook-style-education

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- Curriculum Reform Forum says:
  
  October 20, 2010 at 8:56 am
  
  Personally, I think the critique – catchy as the formulation “white boy version of the NBA” may sound – is overdramatising the matter. Not only does the attempt to found a start-up not necessarily represent a stalemate to potential future intellectual endeavours, but it also does not hinder one’s personal development. Undoubtedly many fellows will fail, but they will learn a lot in the process – things that are different from what they would have learned in college, but potentially valuable and enlightening still. Moreover, having received a $100,000 will not act as an impediment to enrolment at a university of their choice in the future. If there is a problem, than it is the students dropping out without funding and objective recognition of their idea. For those who receive this grant I can only see it as a win-win situation. They are being offered a great opportunity to pursue something they are passionate about and if they fail to succeed, they are in for a soft landing.
  
  Hannes
  
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