ProjectProject

A national curriculum for entomology: Capacity building through collaborative, web-based delivery

Project Information

Year Funded:
2007
Grant (ex GST):
$211,149
Project Status:
Ongoing
Program:
Competitive Grants
Project Keywords:
Agriculture, Entomology, Insect science, National curriculum, Small courses
Project Discipline:
Science

Institutions

  • The University of Queensland (Lead)
  • Charles Sturt University
  • The University of Adelaide
  • The University of Western Australia

Project Leader

  1. Dr David Merritt
    The University of Queensland
    d [dot] merritt [at] uq [dot] edu [dot] au

Project Outcome

  1. Establish a national Steering Committee for implementing an Entomology Curriculum. 
  2. Establish a course offering of four subjects. 
  3. Develop web portal. 
  4. Shared use of undergraduate subjects by four universities in 2009. 5) Negotiated access to curriculum resources for additional providers (including senior high schools).

Project Methodology

  1. Participants’ meetings to map graduate attributes, establish course structure and establish Steering Committee. 
  2. Agree on appropriate range of media and delivery mechanisms.
  3. Identify suitable content from existing courses.
  4. Appoint content designers (eg web designers, graphic artists).
  5. Develop new course content and combine with existing material in selected delivery modes.\
  6. Develop web portal (ICT specialist).
  7. Negotiate distribution of resources to education providers in Australia.
  8. Advertise course availability and launch course.
     

The information on this project's page was correct at the time of funding. Changes may have occurred since.

The information on this project's page was updated 31 March, 2009.

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