Course Design
| Resource | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| How Much Should We Assign? Estimating Out of Class Workload (Rice University Center for Teaching Excellence) A detailed guide for estimating out of class student workload with a link to Wake Forest University’s Enhanced Course Workload Estimator tool.
Type: Website |
Course Design | Lesson/Module Planning, Syllabus Design |
| How To Write and Use Instructional Objectives (4th ed.) (Gronlund, N.E.) Classic guide to writing learning objectives for a variety of learning outcomes.
Type: Book |
Course Design | Objectives |
| Understanding by Design (Expanded 2nd ed.) (Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J.) Approach to course design featuring the Backward Design process.
Type: Book |
Course Design | Backward Design |
| Online Course Developer Worksheet (UNH Learning Development and Innovation) A tool for developing your course using Backward Design methodology.
Type: Tool |
Course Design | Backward Design, Lesson/Module Planning, Objectives |
| Learning Objectives Builder (Arizona State University) This tool guides faculty in step-by-step fashion to build effective learning objectives at all levels of the revised Bloom’s taxonomy for the…
Type: Tool |
Course Design | Objectives |
| Tips on Writing Course Goals/Learning Outcomes and Measurable Learning Objectives (Iowa State University) A brief primer on writing good learning objectives.
Type: Website |
Course Design | Objectives |
| Applying Backward Design in a Cell Biology Course An example of Backward Design in a Cell Biology course
Type: Video |
Course Design | Backward Design, Lesson/Module Planning, Objectives, Syllabus Design |
| Understanding by Design An overview of Backward Design, a description of its benefits and three stages, and a template for faculty implementing Backward Design in their…
Type: Website |
Course Design | Backward Design, Syllabus Design |
| Grant Wiggins - Understanding by Design (2 of 2) Part 2 of a workshop on Understanding by Design (UbD), a framework for improving student achievement that helps teachers clarify learning goals,…
Type: Video |
Course Design, Student Success | Backward Design, Feedback, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment |
| Grant Wiggins - Understanding by Design (1 of 2) Part 1 of a workshop on Understanding by Design (UbD), a framework for improving student achievement that helps teachers clarify learning goals,…
Type: Video |
Course Design, Student Success | Backward Design |
