THE CURRICULUM-CENTERED STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS

A Strategic Planning Process Designed and Developed Specifically for Higher Education

Introduction

Higher Education continues to face a host of significant challenges meeting the needs of our learners. Meeting these challenges requires a strategic planning model that provides a focus on the learner through the curriculum. The strategic planning process presented here is designed to do just that, helping ensure that the highest quality learning environments are available to those we serve. The Curriculum-Centered Strategic Planning Model presented here, is preceded by the Strategic Decision Engine also developed by the author and published in Working Toward Strategic Change.

The Curriculum-Centered Strategic Planning Model provides a framework for strategic planning in higher education. In fact, it is built specifically for higher education, and centers as the name suggests, around the curriculum. It is designed to import whatever planning has already occurred in an institution avoiding the unpleasant prospect of starting over. It integrates seamlessly with accreditation self study processes and if implemented in time, can become the core of the accreditation process. The Curriculum-Centered Strategic Planning Model can also integrate academic program review into the overall institutional strategic planning initiative providing unprecedented cohesion between academic and institutional plans. The planning process is designed to run continuously, refreshing itself each cycle and providing an effective communications process resulting in clear understanding among the array of institutional constituents.

The Curriculum Centered strategic planning Model is built around our Learner-Centered Curriculum framework. Together they form the core of our online strategic planning system called Eplanedu. The Curriculum-Centered Strategic Planning Model has proven to be a powerful tool to help address the challenges higher education will face in meeting learner needs. We stand ready to assist you and hope our Curriculum-Centered Strategic Planning Model contributes to your success.

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• The Curriculum-Centered Strategic Planning Model
• Key Performance Indicators
• Learner-Centered Curriculum Architecture
• External Environmental Scan
• Continuous Self Study Process
• Action Planning
• The Learner-Centered Curriculum Approach
• Learner Populations
• Learner Objectives
• Learning Provider Models
• Learning Theories and Methods
• Learner-Centered Curriculum Architecture
• Learner-Centered Curriculum Configuration
• Learner-Centered Support Services
• Diagrams
• The Curriculum-Centered Strategic Planning Model - Simple Block Diagram Overview V2003.5
• The Curriculum-Centered Strategic Planning Model - Simple Round Diagram Overview v2003.5
• The Curriculum-Centered Strategic Planning Model - Overview V2003.2
• The Learner-Centered Curriculum Approach - Simple Round Diagram v2003.5
• The Learner-Centered Curriculum Approach - Overview v2003.2