Merger og NHL & Stenden

Universities of Applied Sciences

Project Challenge:

The Kaospilot Learning Agency was hired to design & run the pedagogical and curriculum merger between these 2 major applied science school in the North of the Netherlands. To create a common language, framework, tools and mindset to define, design and deliver new forms and hybrids of powerful curriculum and education. And, to creative ways to re-think exisiting education within the current restraints of governmental, financial, board, strategic and accreditation pressures.

Context

There was a need to merge competing courses and unite them and their faculties to co-create new best versions of the combined courses and the teacher’s wisdom, methods and practice. And, how to implement a new curriculum with focus on action-based learning, cross-disciplinary learning, applied didactics as a common theory, and development of personal competences.

Concept / Result:

By learning a new common learning design methodology and vocabulary, that no one was an expert in, all could contribute to create shared ownership of new courses on an equal level. As no one was an expert in the KP methodology, it allowed for people to co-learn, co-create and adapt towards a new standard. At, the same time, it was a chance to apply theoretical didactics, learn the basics of facilitation and evaluation using multi-dimensional feedback, effective communication, listening levels and how to anchor them within your faculty and students to heighten learning and confidence.

Change / Outcome:

• The forming of a “THE TEAM” and shared understanding, commitment, ambition & ownership for (new) curriculum or programmes
• Cross department, faculty, silo and subject discipline collaboration to create something better, owned by many.
• How to work with multiple “Pedagogical prototypes”.
• Built trust and a ‘new’ common (visual) language and framework for continuous innovation, evaluation and adaptation.
• Created many new ‘future proof’ and industry approved curricula and learning journeys across 5 faculties.