[game_edu] Re; Susan's questions regarding curriculum framework

[Ian Schreiber]

Thanks for the info, Monica! I don't know about the others, but I find it really 
interesting how programs develop their respective curricula. Doubly interesting 
that the majority of US schools and a minority of UK schools look at what other 
schools are doing -- not sure if that means those of us in the States are 
unoriginal, or if it means that we're more unified... a fine line, perhaps :-)



>The degree to which the IGDA framework was used varied across the

>institutions. One comment made included ³The IGDA framework was examined,

>but, frankly, was far from what we needed.² Instead, the participant

>referred to established degree programs at other universities to guide their

>content.


This leaves an open question: what WAS needed, and why was the Curriculum 
Framework so far away? What was missing? (Also, was your research referencing 
the 2003 or 2008 version? Big difference between the two!)


>Just thought you might be interested. I think that a revision at this

>juncture might better guide institutions in their curriculum planning

>process. Also, it might be interesting to consider an accreditation process

>for institutions that meet certain standards.


But what goes in the revision? I guess what I'm trying to say is, I think we'd 
all agree that the Framework is a living document and that more can always be 
done, but where do you see a revision giving the biggest bang for the buck?

As for accreditation, the subject has come up here before. The answer has always 
been: we have no funding and no human resources to form an accrediting body, so 
while we'd love to have the Accreditation Fairy swoop down and do the job for 
us, there's not a critical mass of people to make it happen "for real".

- Ian



      
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