There's an interesting question in the middle of this blog:
“What in this course feels like it was designed for someone other than you?”
Maybe add 'why do you think it is designed that way' as well if having a discussion on it.
(Sometimes they are, sometimes they just seem to be)
A curriculum that looks coherent on paper can falter in week one. In my new IETI article, I argue that empathy and iteration are not one-off design phases - they are weekly habits any educator can build. Companion blog post now on the SEDA Blog. thesedablog.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/w...
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Why Does a Curriculum That Looks Perfect on Paper Falter in the Classroom?
Ayşe Betül Akdemir, PhD, Düzce University, Türkiye A companion blog to “Design-Driven Curriculum Development: Learner-Centred Innovation via Empathy and Iteration” (Innovations in Educati…