Designing courses to deliver effective teaching and significant learning is the best way to set students up for success, and this book guides readers through the process. The authors have worked with faculty world-wide, and share the stories of how faculty have transformed courses from theory to practice. They start with Dee Fink’s foundation of integrating course design. Then they provide additional design concepts to expand the course blueprint to implement plans for communication, accessibility, technology integration, as well as the assessment of course design as it fits into the assessment of programs and institutions, and how faculty can use what they learn to meet their professional goals.
Zala Fashant is a retired dean, faculty, and assistant director of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system Center for Teaching and Learning. Linda Russell is the former Center for Teaching and Learning director at and retired coordinator of the Minneapolis Community and Technical College Learning Center. Stewart Ross is professor emeritus and founding director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Jake Jacobson is the retired chair of and an instructor in the graphic design/web and media department and former Center for Teaching and Learning director at the Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Karen LaPlant is a retired instructor of business and information technology and former Center for Teaching and Learning director at Hennepin Technical College.
Table of Contents
Foreword—L. Dee Fink Preface Acknowledgements Part One. Starting 1. Preparing for Your Course Design Part Two. Designing 2. Integrating Your Course Design 3. Communicating in Your Course 4. Creating a Learning Framework 5. Developing Learning Activities and Techniques 6. Making Your Course Accessible 7. Integrating Learning Technologies Part Three. Assessing 8. Assessing Student Learning 9. Assessing Course Quality 10. Assessing Your Program and Institution Part Four. Reflecting 11. Reflecting on Your Teaching 12. Learning How to Learn. Advancing Your Professional Development Epilogue Appendix A. Initial Design Phase of Integrated Course Design Appendix B. Knowing Your Students Appendix C. Standard Syllabus Design and Content Appendix D. Automated Messaging Examples Appendix E. Rubric Examples for Student Learning Activities Glossary Outcomes Additional Readings and Resources References About the Authors Index
