Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

Our diverse services include support for web-based teaching, the managed learning environment and curriculum evaluation, adaption and improvement.

Changes in the healthcare environment and advancements in education literature have resulted in significant curriculum adaption, improvement and technological progress in managing this learning environment.

Managed learning environment

• WebCT is used to provide access to the curriculum. For example, learning resources, problem-based learning scenarios, cases, online discussions and formative assessments.
• MappEdOut is the curriculum map and outcomes database. The database can be accessed by using the University's single sign-on or WebCT.

Evaluation

Evaluation plays an important role in substantive curriculum change.

Evaluation processes must examine not only the product (for example, students knowledge and skills) and the effects of the changes - evaluation also has to examine the unintended positive or negative consequences of the curricular change.

Curriculum change

• We began a process of curriculum review in 1995.
• An Evaluation Committee was formed to advise and oversee the process of review.
• The first phase of curriculum changes were implemented in 2000 for years 1 and 5.
• In 2003, the new curriculum was fully implemented.

A summary of the curriculum evaluation provides additional details.