QA4ODFL2/Course/Introduction

In many countries, the curriculum in open schooling is aligned with the national curriculum offered in the conventional school system, developed centrally in the Ministry of Education. Often the school curriculum is developed in line with national priorities and needs. A key quality assurance consideration in open schooling is the extent to which the curriculum meets national curriculum requirements, (particularly in terms of the core curriculum). To achieve equivalence with formal schooling, ODFL providers should deliberately align their curriculum for open schooling with government planned curriculum. The difference lies only in the way the curriculum is delivered. However, in order to address the needs of diverse learners and potential employers, open schools often offer more flexible forms of curriculum. This unit discusses how open schooling content can be broadened to accommodate a wide range of learner needs whilst at the same time meeting national curriculum requirements.

Learning outcomes

In this learning challenge you will:

1. Propose a range of theoretical and vocational and professional subjects/courses that should be included for open schooling in your country;
2. Align open schooling curriculum with the needs of the learners and of the local communities;
3. Identify and make appropriate use of technologies that are available in your context for teaching and learning; and
4. Contribute towards policy on content design for open schooling in your country, and how students should be supported to enhance success.