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Introduction to the Curriculum Management System

Introduction to the Curriculum Management System. http://cms.medcol.mw/comcms/. What is the CMS?. A web-based support tool for the Curriculum Used by students to find supporting materials for their course Used by staff to provide additional support to students, to communicate to students

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Introduction to the Curriculum Management System

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  1. Introduction to theCurriculum Management System http://cms.medcol.mw/comcms/

  2. What is the CMS? • A web-based support tool for the Curriculum • Used by students to find supporting materials for their course • Used by staff to provide additional support to students, to communicate to students • Accessible at anytime • Self-directed study

  3. What the CMS “IS NOT” • Is NOT a replacement to teaching • Is NOT a replacement to students finding information for themselves • Is NOT going to take up all of your time

  4. Two Approaches... • Supporting Timetable Activities • Information to support Lectures, Tutorials, etc • Contains: Summary, Learning Objectives, Resources, Reading List • Supporting the Curriculum • Information to support a wider range of teaching • Suitable for clinical attachments • One location to find useful information • Outline of subject, Learning Objectives, Resources, Reading List

  5. Students • Check announcements regularly • Check timetable • View all supporting pages before and after face-to-face teaching • Read and understand Learning Objectives • Use additional resources for self-directed study

  6. Staff • Check that their teaching is supported • Curriculum Pages • Timetabled elements • Write Learning Objectives and summaries for their elements • Upload supporting teaching materials • PowerPoint • Reading Lists • Link to additional teaching materials • University of Edinburgh Resources • Websites • E-Learning Materials

  7. Course Coordinators • Responsible for the Curriculum pages • Write Learning Objectives for topics • Provide a summary of the teaching • Create additional “sub-topics” to create structure that is easy to use • Upload teaching materials • Link to additional materials • Communicate to subject teachers to manage content

  8. An investment of time • Create once • Use year-after-year with minor changes • Identify how to maximise face-to-face teaching time • Supports self directed study

  9. Benefits • Creating greater understanding of curriculum • Supports your teaching • Great revision tool • Accessible at any time • Integrating e-Learning for teaching that could otherwise not take place

  10. Take a look... http://cms.medcol.mw/comcms/

  11. Questions?

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