Preparing the Course Syllabus: A Checklist
Instructors of record are responsible for developing course syllabi. Read more about Preparing the Course Syllabus: A Checklist
Course Design
"Resources for planning effective learning environments"
Preparing to Teach a UNT Course for the First Time
Whether or not you are new to teaching in a higher education setting or an experienced university educator, beginning teaching in a new university setting presents unique challenges. Read more about Preparing to Teach a UNT Course for the First Time
Designing Engaging & Effective Learning Experiences: A Guide
Engaged, effective learning involves learning experiences that are thought-provoking, challenging, relevant, and meaningful to students’ lives. Effective means a learning experience that is designed to help learners experience an intellectual payoff. They learned something and they know it. Read more about Designing Engaging & Effective Learning Experiences: A Guide
GRASPS: A Model for Meaningful Assessment
Do you want to make assessment more meaningful in your teaching practice? Less rote? More engaging? More impactful on students’ current and future lives? Read more about GRASPS: A Model for Meaningful Assessment
Factors That Impact Course Design: A Checklist
Instructors often have grand ambitions when they begin the course design process. However, there may be a variety of “situational factors” that could potentially impact the course design. Read more about Factors That Impact Course Design: A Checklist
Designing Courses for Student Understanding
Introduced in 1998 by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe in their book Understanding by Design, backward course design promotes greater student understanding via the course design process. Hence, backward course design often stresses thinking more like a designer and less like a teacher. Read more about Designing Courses for Student Understanding
An Introduction to Backward Course Design
How do you spend time designing your courses? Do you begin with a textbook or set of texts? Do you begin with general topics? Departmental and/or institutional requirements? Classroom activities? Read more about An Introduction to Backward Course Design
Thinking Like a Course Designer
When you get ready to teach a course, where do you begin? As an educator, you probably begin with teaching. But, what if you thought of yourself as a designer? How would that impact your course and your teaching? Read more about Thinking Like a Course Designer