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Curriculum Design and Instructional Innovation

A six-week cohort on evidence-based curriculum design, backward planning, and instructional innovation for educators and learning designers.

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Duration
6 weeks
Level
Intermediate
Format
Cohort Based
Language
English
Certificate
Verified Digital
Curriculum Design and Instructional Innovation
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$850
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In this programme
✓6 live cohort workshops
✓6 applied design assignments with peer review
✓Capstone unit-of-work portfolio
✓Curriculum-mapping templates
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Overview

What You Will Learn

This programme takes educators and learning designers from curriculum intent to classroom-ready materials using backward design, cognitive science, and inclusive-design principles. Each week pairs a live workshop with an applied task built on your own subject or course, so you finish with a complete, coherent unit of work ready to teach.

✓Apply backward design to build coherent curricula
✓Write measurable learning outcomes
✓Sequence content using cognitive-science principles
✓Design for inclusion and accessibility
✓Integrate active and innovative instructional strategies
✓Produce a complete, teachable unit of work
Who this programme is for
Classroom teachers and lecturers
Curriculum coordinators and subject leads
Instructional and learning designers
Course creators and trainers
Education content developers
Teacher educators
Included

This Programme Includes

◆6 live cohort workshops
◆6 applied design assignments with peer review
◆Capstone unit-of-work portfolio
◆Curriculum-mapping templates
◆12 months platform access
◆Verified digital certificate
Curriculum

Programme Outline

6 modules · 18 lessons · 6 weeks

The programme is structured across 6 modules, each covering one stage of learning with live sessions, self-paced content, and a practical assignment.

Starting from outcomes and working back to content.

Backward designCurriculum intentOutcome statements

Writing outcomes and aligning assessment to them.

Measurable outcomesConstructive alignmentBloom's taxonomy

Ordering content so it sticks.

Cognitive loadSpacing & retrievalSchema building

Designing for the full range of learners.

Universal Design for LearningAccessibilityDifferentiation

Active, project-based, and blended strategies.

Active learningProject-based learningBlended models

Assembling a complete, teachable unit.

Unit assemblyMaterialsPeer review
Programme facilitator

Meet Your Instructor

DAN
Dr. Adaeze Nwosu
Principal Curriculum Strategist · ARPS Institute
65 programmes on ARPS Institute · Education & Higher Education Leadership
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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

The principles apply across subjects and levels — from secondary through higher education and professional training. You apply them to your own context throughout.

Roughly 5–6 hours including the live session and your weekly design task.

Yes. The capstone is a complete unit of work you can teach immediately.

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