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Course Design
Course design is focused on setting your students up for success and providing a quality learning experience.
This means designing learning in ways that give students transparency and clarity about your expectations of their learning, and their performance through assessment. It begins with Backwards Design, considering learning goals first and moving on to aligning assessments and activities with those goals...to read more
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- Course Design Rubric (PDF) - This rubric articulates the indicators and standards of quality to guide the development of new courses
- Learning & Applied Innovation Center Faculty Certificate Courses - Quality Course Design, Universal Design for Learning, HyFlex, and Online Course certificate courses available for open enrollment
Reading and articles
- Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses - Read about the different elements for course design
Online courses: Online courses are taught using a synchronous or asynchronous format. Whichever format is used, quality course design remains the same, focusing on learning goals and aligning with assessments and course activities.
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- Best Practices for Online Teaching and Learning - Explore the best practices for your online learning
- Teaching Insight 13: Strategies for Engaging Students in Online Discussions - Learn various strategies to engage learners
Reading and articles
- Online Learning Environment - Learn more about online learning environments
- Engagement Matters: Student Perceptions on the Importance of Engagement Strategies in the Online Leaning Environment - Learn about specific implementation of engagement strategies in online environments