21st centruary education at its best

1. B.Ed. (Advanced)
Sem-03 PE-07 Unit-1-C
21st Century Curriculum
Dr. Chirag Darji
Assistant Professor
Waymade College of Education
Vallabh Vidyanagar

2. Course Outlines
1. Introduction: 21st Century Curriculum
2. Difference between Curriculum and Syllabus
3. Errors & Loopholes in Curriculum
4. Components of Curriculum & Syllabus
5. Procedure to Design Course
6. Procedure to Design the syllabus

3. 1. Introduction: 21st Century Curriculum
• It is interdisciplinary, project-based, and research-driven.
• It is connected to the community – local, state, national and global.
• Sometimes students are collaborating with people around the world in various projects.
• The curriculum incorporates higher order thinking skills, multiple intelligences, technology and
multimedia, the multiple literacies of the 21st century, and authentic assessments. Service learning
is an important component.
• Students are self-directed, and work both independently and interdependently. The curriculum
and instruction are designed to challenge all students, and provides for differentiation.
• The curriculum is not textbook-driven or fragmented, but is thematic, project-based and
integrated. Skills and content are not taught as an end in themselves, but students learn them
through their research and application in their projects. Textbooks, if they have them, are just one
of many resources.
• Assessment moves from regurgitation of memorized facts and disconnected processes to
demonstration of understanding through application in a variety of contexts. Real-world audiences
are an important part of the assessment process, as is self-assessment.

4. 2. Difference between Curriculum and Syllabus
Sr.
No
Curriculum Syllabus
1 Refers to the subjects that are studied or
prescribed for study
Syllabus refers to the program or outline of a course
of study.
2 What the whole course should cover, including
different subjects and their relevant study areas
are all included in the curriculum.
Portions of study that should be covered in a
subject. subject can be a part of a course
3 It is the whole. So, syllabus is a subset of the curriculum.
4 The plural of curriculum can be curricula or
curriculums.
The plural of syllabus can be syllabi or syllabuses.
5 A curriculum is prescriptive or specific. A syllabus is descriptive.
6 A curriculum can be as long as the course lasts. A syllabus is usually for a year
7 curriculum is for a course. Syllabus is for a subject

5. 3. Components of Curriculum
Curriculum
Goal
Content
Method
Evaluation

6. 3. Components of Syllabus
Evaluation
Resources Time Allocation
Learning Outcomes
Learning Activities Classroom Teaching Procedure
Standard Competence of Subject
Standard Competence Objectives

7. 4.Errors/Loopholes in the curriculum
1. Language errors in the points.
2. Formatting of the course content in the syllabus
3. Repetition of the course contents
4. Ambiguity of the points in syllabus
5. Not planned and design according to the general IQ,EQ,SQ level
of the students
6. Assignments don’t generate any learning on the students part
7. Topics lead to use of lecture method in classroom teaching
8. Inaccurate weightage of the marks and credits in the course
9. Irrelevant learning outcomes
10. Lack of available authentic resources and support learning
materials

8. 5. Procedure to Design Curriculum
Who are the students?
What do I want students to be able to do?
How will I measure the students’ abilities?

9. 6. Procedure to Design Syllabus
Common
Components
Course
Description
Course
Topics &
Assignments
Course
Policies and
Values
Inclusiveness
Integrity
Responsibility
Expectations
Learning
Objectives
Course
Contents
Classroom
Meetings
Logistics