A toolkit to implement graduate attributes in geography curricula. Issue 2 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Spronken-Smith, Rachel; McLean, Angela; Smith, Nell; Bond, Carol; Jenkins, Martin; Marshall, Stephen; Frielick, Stanley
• Is Part Of: Journal of geography in higher education. Volume 40:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 254
• Page End: 266
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: Graduate outcomes -- graduate attributes -- toolkit -- practical -- curriculum change; Geography -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; 910.711
• DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2016.1140129
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0309-8265

Abstract

Abstract: This article uses findings from a project on engagement with graduate outcomes across higher education institutions in New Zealand to produce a toolkit for implementing graduate attributes in geography curricula. Key facets include strong leadership; academic developers to facilitate conversations about graduate attributes and teaching towards them; ownership of the process by the teachers; the development of a contextualized set of graduate attributes for the geography degree; curriculum mapping to promote alignment between graduate attributes, learning outcomes and assessment tasks; incorporating high-impact educational experiences and signature pedagogies to foster graduate attributes; the use of evaluative data to inform continual enhancements; and allowing at least five years for curriculum renewal to occur.