Making progress comprises (re-)designing education as well as keeping track of results. But how can you know that you are making progress? Summarizing the general process of educational design and specific models for curriculum re-design we propose the following three-step approach:
Step 1. Reformulate the (university’s) objectives into questions concerning the current situation (today) and the desired situation in the future
Step 2. Make the answers to the questions measurable
Step 3. Use the answers as input for further (re-)design
For example:
1) How are student engagement and the overall learning experience improved by technology today and in the future? Examples of measurable answers: by using virtual or augmented reality in (x) courses; by using voting polls in (x) lectures in (x) courses
2) How are students supported to skilfully negotiate digital professional challenges today and in the future? Examples of measurable answers: by addressing digital professional challenges in (x) lectures; using digital ‘scandals’ in (x) assignments
3) How does technology support the flexibility of teaching and learning today and in the future? Examples of measurable answers: by recording and making available (x) lectures;
4) How are students encouraged to develop a mind-set for life-long learning in a digital society today and in the future? Examples of measurable answers: by integrating MOOCs and SPOCs in regular course work