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Here is a comparative chart followed by a personal conclusion on:
🛠 Building Tomorrow's Courses: The Evolution of Curriculum Design Models in Higher Education
📊 Comparative Chart: Traditional vs Contemporary Curriculum Design
Aspect	Traditional Model	Contemporary Model
🎯 Focus	Content-centered: Emphasis on what should be taught.	Learner-centered: Emphasis on what students need to know and apply.
📚 Approach	Prescriptive and linear; based on fixed standards and national guidelines.	Dynamic and adaptive; based on competencies, outcomes, and evolving societal needs.
🧑‍🏫 Instructional Methods	Lecture-based, memorization, and passive learning.	Active learning, project-based learning, flipped classrooms, and collaborative activities.
📝 Assessment	Standardized tests and summative evaluations (e.g., midterms, finals).	Formative, performance-based, and portfolio assessments with regular feedback.
👥 Role of Teacher	Authority and transmitter of knowledge.	Facilitator, mentor, and co-learner.
👤 Role of Student	Passive recipient of knowledge.	Active participant, problem-solver, and self-regulated learner.
🧩 Flexibility	Rigid structure, slow to change, uniform for all.	High flexibility, customized paths, adaptable to diverse learners, integrates tech and global competencies.
💡 Personal Conclusion

The evolution from traditional to contemporary curriculum models reflects the broader transformation in higher education. Today’s world demands adaptive, critical, and collaborative learners, not just those who can memorize facts. While traditional models laid the foundation for knowledge transmission, contemporary models equip students with skills for real-world application, lifelong learning, and interdisciplinary thinking.

As an educator (or future one), embracing contemporary curriculum design is essential to empower students and foster innovation in academic environments. Flexibility, relevance, and engagement are no longer optional—they are the foundation of effective learning in the 21st century.
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1.3 Activity. Traditional and contemporary approaches
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Talking about curriculum design includes  curriculum development, planning, implementation and evaluation so  that´s why it is important to recognize the difference between traditional and contemporary models of curriculum design.

Learning objective: 

To recognize traditional and contemporary models of curriculum design through a comparative chart  including a personal conclusion to clarify ideas.

Instructions: 

1. Read and take notes from the following article:

    Building Tomorrow's Courses: The Evolution of Curriculum Design Models in Higher Education.

2. Research additional information from reliable sources to strengthen your understanding from the topic.

3. Based on the collected information, create a comparative chart that highlights the characteristics of both traditional and contemporary models. Your chart should clearly show the differences in aspects such as:

    Focus.

    Approach.

    Instructional Methods. 

    Assessment.

    Role of Teacher and Student.

    Flexibility. 

Additional note:

We recommend the following online tools to help you create your comparative chart. Choose the one that best suits your needs. You can also explore another tool of your choice, or if it seems too complicated, you may use one you are already familiar with.

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    Genially

Product to be delivered

A comparative chart including a personal conclusion about the topic.

Evaluation criteria

Criteria
	

Score

    Makes a comparative chart that includes traditional and contemporary models of curriculum design.

	

40%

    Includes the characteristics of a comparative chart (Structure, simplicity, synthetic and versatile).

	20%

    Includes the elements of a comparative chart (Criteria, categories, comparative information).

	20%

    Adds a personal conclusion.

	10%

    Delivered on time.

	

10%

Total
	

100%

Resources: 

    Creatixcampus. (21/03/2025). Building Tomorrow's Courses: The Evolution of Curriculum Design Models in Higher Education . USA. Creatixcampus. Retrieved from:  https://www.creatrixcampus.com/blog/curriculum-design-models-evolutionSi7DYNU

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