Learning outcomes and objectives are the fundamental elements of most well-designed courses. Well-conceived outcomes and objectives serve as guideposts to help instructors work through the design of a ...

When you begin creating a course, you want to design with the end in mind. The best way to approach this is to start by writing measurable course learning objectives. Course learning objectives are ...

Preamble: To study history is to develop a disciplined way of making sense of the world by inquiring about the past. The History Department has identified a common set of learning objectives that are ...

Rick: A lot of parents and educators may be familiar with the phrase “mastery learning” but not have a clear idea what it means in practice. What is it exactly? Scott: My journey began in 2012 when I ...

Pick one of your current course learning outcomes or create a new one based on a topic you teach. Evaluate the outcome using these questions: Is it specific and measurable? Does it focus on observable ...

What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

One of the common misconceptions about inclusive teaching practices is that it excludes the use of tests, which for many instructors and subjects offer an efficient and clear measure of student ...

One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...

In 1965, Robert Gagne published “The Conditions of Learning.” In the book, Gagne defined learning as, “a change in an individual’s capacities that continues during a specific period, and that cannot ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – June 23, 2021 – During the pandemic, schools rapidly adopted technology and flexible learning models so they could better support students. Now, many district administrators are ...