A ‘Watershed’ for Educational Transformation: Deployment of Carpe Diem Learning Design Methods in a South African Context

Salmon, Gilly; van der Merwe, Antoinette; Schoonwinkel, Arnold

A ‘Watershed’ for Educational Transformation: Deployment of Carpe Diem Learning Design Methods in a South African Context

dc.contributor.author	Salmon, Gilly
dc.contributor.author	van der Merwe, Antoinette
dc.contributor.author	Schoonwinkel, Arnold
dc.coverage.placeName	South Africa	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Africa	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-08-07T22:43:25Z
dc.date.available	2020-08-07T22:43:25Z
dc.date.issued	2020-07-20
dc.description.abstract	This action research project describes the application of a large-scale collaborative learning design method to a major educational transformation programme at a South African university. Our findings determined that Carpe Diem learning design was an appropriate methodology for contributing to and creating key moments and movements (“watersheds”) in educational transformation in the South African context and beyond. We demonstrated that the impact of an original one-week collaborative intervention, covering all faculties and 10 major degree programmes, was sustained over the following three years. It created acceptance and strong interest across the campus in transforming learning and proved a fitting catalyst for programme renewal initiatives. It placed the university and the service to its students in a much stronger position in unexpected circumstances. We offer suggestions for those who would like to try a collaborative design approach for transformation.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v7i2.392
dc.identifier.issn	2311-1550	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11599/3638
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Commonwealth of Learning (COL)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of Learning for Development;vol. 7, no. 2
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	en_US
dc.source.uri	https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/392	en_US
dc.subject	Collaboration	en_US
dc.subject	Design	en_US
dc.subject	Curriculum Planning	en_US
dc.title	A ‘Watershed’ for Educational Transformation: Deployment of Carpe Diem Learning Design Methods in a South African Context	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article	en_US