Understanding by Design: Backward Course Design for the College Classroom

Spring 2020

This workshop section has been canceled.
Feb 05, 2020 [ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR]
11:30am-12:30pm
348, James E. Walker Library (LIB)
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Due to an illness, today's workshop has been postponed to an as yet to be determined date.

How can course objectives, assessments, instruction, and learning be enhanced in the college classroom?  One approach is to redesign your class from a “backward perspective” so that student understanding occurs, literally, by design.  This workshop will present a case for redesigning your class from a backward design perspective, where faculty identify objectives, design assessments, and plan learning experiences.  Participants will utilize essential steps using Wiggins and McTighe's Understanding by Design framework as a guide to reconfigure their own courses to improve student success.