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Why the Southern Cross Model? How one University s Curriculum was Transformed
SSRN Electronic Journal, Vol.Series Paper No.3
Southern Cross University Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Research Paper Series, Elsevier
08/02/2022
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Abstract
In 2019, Southern Cross University commenced a process of deep reflection on the academic outcomes and engagement of its students. Over the preceding five years, the attrition and success rates of the University’s students were consistently worse than the Australian public university sector averages for those years, and in some years worse than the Australian Regional University Network’s (RUN) averages. Southern Cross decided to confront these long-standing issues through major curriculum reform across the institution. A period of consultation followed, leading to the collaborative development of the Southern Cross Model. Through adoption of a community of practice and a university-wide academic design working group, the SCM aims to provide students with a more focused learning experience with guided, active learning at its heart that builds communities of inquiry, and delivered through immersive 6-week teaching periods. This paper outlines the core concepts underpinning the Southern Cross Model and how those are expressed in practice.
Details
- Title
- Why the Southern Cross Model? How one University s Curriculum was Transformed
- Creators
- Thomas Roche - Southern Cross UniversityErica Wilson - Southern Cross UniversityElizabeth Goode - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- SSRN Electronic Journal, Vol.Series Paper No.3
- Series
- Southern Cross University Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Research Paper Series
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Identifiers
- 991013119012902368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Office of the PVC (Academic Innovation); Office of the PVC (Academic Quality)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Preprint
- Local Fields
- Original Research - SoLT