Title: Curriculum Central: a portal for the academic enterprise

Authors: Rafael A. Calvo, Nicholas L. Carroll, Robert A. Ellis

Addresses: Web Engineering Group, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia. ' Web Engineering Group, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia. ' Institute of Teaching and Learning, University of Sydney, Australia

Abstract: This paper discusses the design, development and use of a portal system for the administration and integration of teaching activities to improve their effectiveness and coherence. The system provides: a knowledge repository of syllabus and instructional design of courses in a university; functionality that enables staff to perform administrative activities online; a collaboration environment supporting the knowledge repository. The three types of functionality are integrated to benefit key stakeholders: students, who can benefit from a better understanding of the relationships between courses; teachers, who are able to see a reduction in their administration activities; and administrators, who can use the system as a reporting tool.

Keywords: academic enterprise; Curriculum Central; knowledge management; KM; educational design; teacher collaboration; open source software; education; teaching; knowledge repository; syllabus design; instructional design; course design; university portals; administration.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCEELL.2007.013229

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, 2007 Vol.17 No.1, pp.43 - 56

Published online: 12 Apr 2007 *

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