Presenter(s): Adheesh Budree & Marilette Pretorius 

In the evolving landscape of higher education, the integration of AI offers timely opportunities to enhance curriculum design without compromising pedagogical integrity. This workshop and accompanying presentation introduce a practice-based framework for constructive alignment (CA), a widely adopted model for designing coherent learning experiences, and explore how generative AI can support educators in applying CA effectively and efficiently.

Grounded in Biggs and Tang’s principles of outcomes-based education, this interactive session engages participants in aligning intended learning outcomes, teaching and learning activities, and assessment tasks using real-world prompts and AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude). Participants will co-create and critique curriculum prototypes, assess alignment using a peer-review rubric, and reflect on the pedagogical implications of using AI as a design partner.

Targeted at curriculum developers, convenors and lecturers, the workshop offers both conceptual grounding and hands-on experimentation. It positions AI not as a replacement for academic expertise, but as a cognitive scaffold to support deeper learning design. The session supports UCT’s vision of innovation in teaching and learning by combining evidence-based pedagogy with emerging technologies to empower reflective, data-informed and agile curriculum practices. 

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