Veterinary Education Symposium: The Hidden Curriculum: What Does It Look Like and How Might It Be Influencing our Students? With Dr Liz Mossop.
Introduction
The hidden curriculum is defined as “a set of influences that function at the level of organisational structure and culture” which manipulate teachers and learners in the context of both the formal and informal curricula. The influences of the hidden curriculum on developing professionals are significant yet they are often ignored by the learning community. Role models are a particular influence.
This workshop aims to facilitate an inquiry into the effects of the hidden curriculum on the teaching and learning of professionalism in the participants’ institutions.
Objectives:
(a) to initiate identification and interpretation of the hidden curriculum locally
(b) to reflect on how the hidden curriculum influences the development of students becoming professionals
(c) to consider options to manage the hidden curriculum.
Methods
This workshop will use cycles of plenary and small group work, drawing on the facilitator’s research and the experiences of the participants.
Results
Participants should have acquired the skills to start considering this important topic in the context of their own curriculum. They will also have some initial ideas about how to manage hidden influences such as role models. Further reading will also be distributed so that participants can continue this process after the workshop.
Copyright © Dr Liz Mossop & Dr Iain J Robbé 2012