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Are you looking to make changes to your curriculum? Interested in learning what have others done to support curricular innovation in the areas of content, skills, experience, and structure?

This page will be an ever-growing library of articles and general readings related to curricular changes of content, skills, experiences, and structure that can support your curricular renewal and/or innovation.

Renewal and innovation comes from doing new things. New and unique elements structured into students' learning, specifically "" or HIPs, can support innovative and student-centric curriculum.

See below for helpful readings and resources to support curricular renewal and innovation and contact us to add your own.

Content innovation in curriculum may look like the addition, or foregrounding, of content related to:
  • Anyangwe, Eliza. (2012, May 15). . The Guardian - Blog University.
  • Barker, Nathan, and Laurie Harris. 2017. . In 2017 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI) (pp. 1172-1175). IEEE.
  • Beck, Estee. 2021. . Computers and Composition, 61, 102654.
  • Bhatt, Ibrar, and Alison MacKenzie. 2019. . Teaching in Higher Education, 24(3), 302-317.
  • Farias-Gaytan, Silvia, Ignacio Aguaded, and Maria-Soledad Ramirez-Montoya. 2022. . Education and Information Technologies, 27(2), 1417-1437.
  • Hoechsmann, Michael & DeWaard, Helen. 2020. . The Handbook of Media Education Research, 363-371.
  • Spante, Maria et al. 2018. . Cogent Education, 5(1), 1519143.
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  • Buckner, Elizabeth, Elic Chan, and Eun Gi Kim. 2022.  Comparative & International Education, 51.
  • Fazle, Trilliah, Anna Feliciano, Lucy Brown, Faith Roberts, Jourdan Owens, and Francesca Duncan. 2022. .
  • Hagopian, Amy et, al. 2018. . Public Health Reports, 133(4), 507-513.
  • Hamilton, Darren. 2021. . The Canadian Music Educator, 62(2), 16-28.
  • Joneja, Mala, et al. 2022. . CMAJ, 194(41), E1425-E1428.
  • Miller, Sarah, Jennifer E. Kerr, and Jo Handelsman. 2022. . Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 23(1), e00248-21.
  • Moore, Sharon E., et al. 2022. . Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 42(2-3), 142-156.
  • Beck, Kumari, and Michelle Pidgeon. 2020. . International education as public policy in Canada, 384-406.
  • Bruhn-Zass, Elisa. 2022. . Journal of Studies in International Education, 26(2), 240-258.
  • De Wit, Hans, and Philip G. Altbach. 2021. . Policy Reviews in Higher Education, 5(1), 28-46.
  • Strielkowski,  Wadim, et al. 2021. . In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 301, p. 03006). EDP Sciences.
  • Villar-Onrubia, Daniel and Brinder Rajpal. 2018. . In Perspectives on the Internationalisation of Higher Education. Routledge.
  • Zajda, Joseph, and W. James Jacob. 2022. . In Discourses of Globalisation and Higher Education Reforms: Emerging Paradigms (pp. 1-17). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  • Special issue of Teaching in Higher Education: , 26(7-8).
  • Efimoff, Iloradanon. 2022. . The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 13(1), 1-29.
  • Heath, Theresa, and Christopher Johnstone. 2022. . Journal of Studies in International Education, 10283153221137652.
  • Harrison, Neil, and Ivan Clarke. 2022. . Higher Education, 83(1), 183-197.
  • Page, Susan, Michelle Trudgett, and Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews. 2019. . Higher Education, 78, 1-15.
  • Sammel, Alison, and Arturo Segura. 2020. . Indigenizing Education: Discussions and Case Studies from Australia and Canada, 147-161.
  • Siemens, Jeremy, and Katelin HS Neufeld. 2022. . Canadian Journal of Education, 45(2), 375-399.
  • Steinman, Erich, and Scott Scoggins. 2020. . American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 44(1), 73-96.
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  • Hess, David J., and Alexander Maki. 2019. . Journal of Cleaner Production, 228, 1157-1166.
  • Holmes, Jayden et al. 2022. . International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 23(3), 503-521.
  • Kligler, Sophie Karwoska, et al. 2021. . The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 4, 100065.
  • P谩lsd贸ttir, Au冒ur, and L谩ra J贸hannsd贸ttir. 2021. . Sustainability, 13(16), 8958.
  • Zguir, Mariem Fekih, Sana Dubis, and Muammer Ko莽. 2021. . Journal of Cleaner Production, 319, 128534.
Curricular innovation in regards to skill building may look like a program that features explicit opportunities to develop skills such as:
  • Mauldin, Rebecca L., Sarah C. Narendorf, and Amber M. Mollhagen. 2017. . Journal of Social Work Education, 53(4), 684-698.
  • White, Charles R. 1998. . Metropolitan Universities, 9(1), 55-62.
  • B盲chtold, Manuel, Pascale Roca, and K茅vin De Checchi. 2023. . Studies in Higher Education, 48(1), 100-112.
  • Banerjee, Arna, et al. 2016. . BMC medical education, 16, 1-12.
  • Guy, Batsheva and Brittany Arthur. 2021. . Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 25(3), 5-14.
  • Kluth, Paula and Diana Straut. 2003. . Journal of Teacher Education, 54(3), 228-240.
  • Coleman, Jennifer C., Nancy H. Hensel, and William E. Campbell (Eds.). 2022. . AAC&U and Stylus Publishing.
  • Farry, Colleen. 2022. . Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 10(2), 40-53.
  • Hinckley, Robert A., Jack McGuire, and Tara L. Danforth. 2021. . Journal of Political Science Education, 17(1), 20-31.
  • Miller, Sarah, Jennifer E. Kerr, and Jo Handelsman. 2022. . Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 23(1), e00248-21.
  • Sangster, Heather. 2021. . Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1-21.
  • Canas, Eugenia, et al. 2019. . Health Expectations, 22(5), 874-882.
  • Dierckx, Chlo茅, Bieke Zaman, and Karin Hannes. 2022. . Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 14740222221132952.
  • Hidayat, Dadit and Randy Stoecker. 2021. . Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 25(2).
  • Clancy, Kelly A., and Kelly Bauer. 2021. . In Teaching research methods in political science (pp. 161-176). Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Emaikwu, S. O. 2011. . Journal of Research in Education and Society, 2(3), 40-48.
  • Mann, Llewellyn, et al. 2021. . European Journal of Engineering Education, 46(1), 27-47.
  • Pertegal-Felices, Mar铆a Luisa, et al. 2017. . Education Research International, 2017.
  • Swanson, D. J. 2008. . Public Relations Quarterly, 52(3), 15.
Innovative curriculum could learning experiences rather than just courses. Think about adding following elements into a program:
  • Eynon, Bret and Laura M. Gambino. 2021. . AAC&U and Stylus Publishing.
  • Lewis, Lyn. (2017). . E-Learning and Digital Media, 14(1-2), 72-85.
  • Matthews-DeNatale, Gail. (2013). . Online Learning Journal, 17(4).
  • Bertram, Rosalyn M., Soo-Whan Choi, and Megan Elsen. 2018. . Journal of Social Work Education, 54(sup1), S20-S30.
  • Chiarella, Domenico, and Grazia Vurro. 2020. . Geological Magazine, 157(11), 1933-1938.
  • Cossu, Remo, I. Awidi, and J. Nagy. 2022)  Higher Education Pedagogies, 7(1), 1-19.
  • Phillips, Elizabeth et al. 2018. . Journal of Social Work Education, 54(4), 620-640.
  • Rudzki, Elizabeth N., et al. 2022. es. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(11), 2318-2330.
  • Alkaabi, Khaula. 2021. . Review of International Geographical Education Online, 11(4).
  • Chen, Julia, et al. 2021. . In English across the curriculum: Voices from around the world (pp. 91-106). WAC Clearinghouse.
  • Fang, J., Jim, and Jacqueline O'Toole. 2023. . The International Journal of Management Education, 21(1), 100749.
  • Gosselin, David C., & Golick, Doug. 2020. . Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 10, 426-437.
  • Hovorka, Alice. J. (2009).  Journal of Geography, 108(6), 252-258.
  • Kirkscey Russell, et al. 2021. . Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 9(2).
  • Lu, Hwangji S., and Robert Smiles. 2022. . European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(3), 9-16.
  • Mossa, Joann. (2017). . In Pedagogic Research in Geography Higher Education (pp. 273-283). Routledge.
  • Yarbrough, Wynn. 2020. . The Journal of General Education, 69(3-4), 271-286.
  • Allen, Kim, et al. 2013. . British Journal of Sociology of Education, 34(3), 431-452.
  • Ferns, Sonia, and Keri Moore. 2012. . International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 13(4), 207.
  • G贸mez, Mar, Evangelina Aranda, and Jes煤s Santos. 2017. . Studies in Higher Education, 42(12), 2195-2215.
  • Jackson, Denise, and David Collings. 2018. . Higher Education, 76(3), 403-425.
  • Jones, Chris M., Joseph P. Green, and Helen E. Higson. 2017.  Studies in Higher Education, 42(6), 976-992.
  • Nolan, Clodagh, et al. 2015. . International Journal of Inclusive Education, 19(5), 487-502.
  • Chittum, Jessica R., Kathryn A. E. Enke, and Ashley P. Finley. 2022. . AAC&U.
  • Hurd, Clayton and Timothy K. Stanton. 2022. , Community Development, DOI: 
  • Hamner, Jenny B., Barbara Wilder, and Linda Byrd. 2007. . Nursing Outlook, 55(2), 106-110.
  • Lewis, Laura A. et al. 2016. . Journal of Social Work Education, 52(2), 186-197.
  • Nelson, Karen, Kendra Schnarr, and Elizabeth Jackson. 2022. . Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 26(2), 103-124.
The structure of your program may be the way you innovate. Innovative program structure may look like (re)organizing your program so that it involves:
  • Garth Stahl, Sarah McDonald & Jennifer Stokes. 2023. . Higher Education Research & Development. DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2023.2175796
  • McNamara, Judith, et al. 2012. . Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 13(1), 1-12.
  • Wong, Billy & Hoskins, Kate. 2022. Education Pedagogies, 7(1), 88-106.
  • Ardissone, Alexandria N., et al. 2021. . Innovative Higher Education, 46, 461-479.
  • Colby, Ira C. 2013. . Journal of Social Work Education, 49(1), 4-15.
  • Werth, Wolfgang, and Christian Madritsch. 2019. . In 2019 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) (pp. 819-822). IEEE.
  • Butcher, John, and John Rose-Adams. 2015. . Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 30(2), 127-137.
  • Goldingay, Sophie, et al. 2020. . Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 21(2), 62-74.
  • Vanermen, Lanze, Joris Vlieghe, and Mathias Decuypere. 2022. . Curriculum Inquiry, 52(4), 443-468.
  • Volungeviciene, Airina, Margarita Tereseviciene, and Ulf-Daniel Ehlers. 2020. . Electronic journal of e-Learning, 18(1), 88-101.
  • Abramovich, Samuel. 2016. . On the Horizon, 24(1), 126-131.
  • Dowling-Hetherington, Linda & Glowatz, Matt. 2017. . Irish Journal of Academic Practice, 6(1), 1-28.
  • Gibson, David, Kathryn Coleman, and Leah Irving. 2016. . Foundation of digital badges and micro-credentials: Demonstrating and recognizing knowledge and competencies, 115-138.
  • Lemoine, Pamela & Richardson, Michael. 2015. . International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing (IJTEM), 5(1), 36-49.
  • Selvaratnam, Ratna Malar, and Michael David Sankey. 2021. . Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 12(1), 1-17.
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