Resources

Resource Category Topic
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
Poll Everywhere: Getting Started
Poll Everywhere is a web or SMS-text messaging based student response system. Use Poll Everywhere activities to take attendance, give quizzes, and…
Teaching and Learning Strategies, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Classroom/Learning Assessment, Student Response Systems
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