Transforming curriculum development through innovation
Collaborative design in higher education: A research-based approach to transform how universities develop curriculum through technology-enhanced collaboration.
Our Four Pillars
These foundational elements work together to create meaningful, sustainable change in higher education curriculum development.
Insight
Deep understanding of Higher Education and university contexts, identifying both challenges and opportunities within the system.
Research
Original research examining how educational and cultural change actually occurs within university organisations, providing an evidence base for intervention.
Process
Structured collaborative educational design methodology that simultaneously fosters professional development and pedagogical innovation.
Innovation
Technological solutions supporting co-design processes and enabling efficient, data-driven quality assurance across educational programmes.
Platform Affordances
What Cognosic enables for higher education institutions
Multi-level zoom
Seamlessly navigate from fine-grained details like assignment deadlines to programme-level structures, maintaining context awareness.
Visual analytics
ILO alignment analysis, workload heatmaps, student progression tracking, and connectivity maps reveal insights otherwise hidden.
Programme assessment
Comprehensive tools for evaluating entire programmes, identifying gaps and redundancies in curriculum design.
Student portfolios
Integrated systems for navigation, planning, monitoring, showcasing, evaluation, and assessment of student work.
Teacher portfolios
Documentation of teaching approaches, materials, and outcomes with analytics to support professional development.
Real-time QA
Automated quality assurance and administrative processes that reduce bureaucratic burden whilst improving outcomes.
Platform Visualizations
Network Analysis
Visualizing connections and relationships within curriculum networks
Analytics Dashboard
Real-time insights and metrics for curriculum performance
Task Relevance
Assessment of task alignment and educational relevance
Research Foundation
Built on rigorous academic research and evidence-based practices
Network Analysis Research
Published findings on teacher networks and innovation diffusion in higher education
Studies in Higher Education (2024)
University of Bergen Partnership
Collaborative development through iEarth Centre for Excellence in Education
5-year research collaboration
Beyond Another EdTech Platform
Our goal is not to replace human interaction but to improve the quality of teaching conversations and student-staff co-creation.
Cognosic provides the technological affordances that enhance human agency in curriculum design, making collaborative processes more effective and accessible.
Our Team
Combining start-up and academic expertise to deliver transformative solutions for higher education
Ulrik Granheim
CEO & Founder
Experienced entrepreneur with proven background from multiple start-ups, including edtech companies.
Bjarte Hannisdal
Chief Science Officer & Co-founder
Associate Professor at UiB, expert in complex system analysis and winner of National Award for Quality in Higher Education.
Dario Blumenschein
Head of Research & Co-founder
PhD in learning design with expertise in user-oriented development and social network analysis in educational contexts.
Kristian Haaga
Development & Co-founder
PhD in time series statistics with extensive full-stack development experience, leading technical development since 2021.
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Interested in learning more about how Cognosic can transform your institution's curriculum development?