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Four reasons there is a Connected Curriculum at Goldsmiths

This video was made by Adobe about the Connected Curriculum because this innovative software company have worked with staff and students at Goldsmiths to integrate Adobe software into the pedagogy of the Connected Curriculum.

Why bring all the students at a university together to learn critical thinking and research skills?

As Academic Co-Director of the Connected Curriculum (2022-2025), I wrote this blog for the Goldsmiths’ Educational Studies blog which explains why a common curriculum was established for many undergraduates from different disciplines in the first and second years of their study. It outlines the rationale and structure of the Connected Curriculum.

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