Globalization, changing demographics and technological advancements are some of the key driving forces of the future. Our students will have to be prepared to face these challenges and seize the opportunities brought about by these forces. In Twenty-first Century Learning, students use educational technologies to apply knowledge to new situations, analyse information, collaborate, solve problems, and make decisions. Twenty-first century education should be outcome-based, which develops certain critical core competencies such as collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking, problem-solving, self learning. The curriculum should incorporates higher order thinking skills, multiple intelligences, technology and multimedia, communication skills, and self-learning methodology along with authentic scientific assessments and evaluation. The curriculum should provide direction so that students can learn by themselves and work both independently and interdependently. The curriculum and instruction are designed to challenge all students and provide for differentiation. So the curriculum is not a syllabus or textbook-driven or fragmented; it should be a set of Specific, Measurable, Appropriate, Challenging but Achievable educational objectives or Skills (outcome) which students will acquire at the end. Evaluation of student achievement can be made more valid and reliable as the benchmark of achievements is explicitly stated. The course equips the learner with the tools and techniques for effective teaching and hand on practices through specially designed software with an appropriate pedagogic framework for design outcome based curricula. Course outcome
• Identify and write down the outcome-based course, module and unit objectives based on Bloom Taxonomy
• Develop appropriate test items for all outcome-based objectives for both summative and formative evaluation.
• Plan an outcome-based curriculum document to meet NBA and Washington Accord requirements.
