Curriculum Development and Support - The Directorate of Curriculum Development and Support

The Directorate of Curriculum Development and Support

We at the Directorate of Curriculum Development and Support (CDS) aim to partner with the academia in developing curricula of high standards for TUT, offering first-rate professional and academic staff development opportunities, and providing e-Learning and instructional design services to the university.

The three critical performance areas for CDS are thus as follows:

Curriculum Development
E-Learning / Instructional Design
Professional Development

CDS offers curriculum development and professional development services to both academic and academic support staff. CDS also offers instructional design/e-Learning services to both academic staff and students. The Directorate deploys Curriculum Development Practitioners (CDPs) and Instructional Designers (IDs) to each of the faculties. However, the CDPs and IDs also work across faculties and academic support environments in specialist areas according to their expertise.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT	E-LEARNING/ INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Design, develop, implement, monitor, review and evaluate new and existing programmes Design, develop and evaluate short learning programmes Review and develop study guides and other teaching and learning support material Provide guidance and leadership in recognition of prior learning and assessment practices	Design technology-enhanced teaching and learning material to support interactive teaching and learning Work collaboratively with staff in designing e-assessment Research and evaluate the effectiveness of technology-enhanced courses Empowerment of staff and students in the use of technology for teaching and learning	Coordinate and facilitate orientation programmes for newly appointed academic staff, middle-managers and professors Facilitate programmes to academic staff aimed at improving curriculum development, teaching practices and assessment practices Organise, coordinate and facilitate programmes for continuous development aimed at academic leaders of the university