Creating a Course: “Understanding by Design”

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Lots of good advice here for those building e-courses for libraries and learning.

Creating a Course: “Understanding by Design” 

http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/creating-course-understanding-design#ixzz2F3dKUHbp

Snippets: “The Scholarly Teaching Process is summarized in the following  diagram [2]

We will apply this process to course or unit design by following the  principles of “backward planning” outlined in Understanding by Design:

Step 1: Identify Desired Results

At this stage, define:

• the major objectives of the course (unit or lesson)
• the “big ideas”
• what students should know and understand about these ideas
• what skills students should develop
• what students should eventually be able to do with their knowledge and  skills

Step 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence

Step 3: Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

Last Step: Evaluate the Overall Design”

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/creating-course-understanding-design#ixzz2F3dKUHbp

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Stephen