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Five Questions to Accelerate Course Design

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Online Learning Consortium / Blended Learning, 2014

Five Questions to accelerate course designre>

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David Lindrum, Instructional Designer

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Problem?

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Problem?

• Select one course you know well!

• Identify one goal which, if achieved, would greatly improve the course.

Objectives (1-3) Primary Assessments

Present (out of class)

Engage (out of class)

Course Canvas from Soomo Learning, 2014

______ hours x ______ weeks = _________ hours total

Present(in class)

Engage (in class)

Program (1)

Course & Goal:

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US History 2, Civil War to Present!- increase student success on papers!!

Objectives (1-3) Primary Assessments

Present (out of class)

Engage (out of class)

Course Canvas from Soomo Learning, 2014

______ hours x ______ weeks = _________ hours total

Present(in class)

Engage (in class)

Program (1)

Course & Goal:

Introduction to Psychology!- keep students attending to content!!

American Government!- turn cynics into voters!!

Early World Literature!- get IT majors to see value!!

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Objective

❖ Know!

❖ Understand!

❖ Synthesize!

❖ Analyze!

❖ Express in these terms

❖ Hold a Perspective!

❖ Take a Course of Action!

❖ Know how to learn!

❖ Gain new skills!

❖ Stir Affections

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Assess

❖ Multiple Choice Exam!

❖ Demonstration!

❖ Project!

❖ Lab Report!

❖ Balance the Books

❖ Paper!

❖ Project!

❖ Portfolio!

❖ Presentation!

❖ Video

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Present (out of class)

❖ Objective!

❖ Lecture!

❖ Clear Instruction!

❖ Fixed Sequence!

❖ Grand Narrative

❖ Subjective!

❖ Reading!

❖ Primary Resources!

❖ Explore The Wild!

❖ Discovery

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Engage (out of class)

❖ Problem sets!

❖ Papers!

❖ Research!

❖ Arguments!

❖ Labs

❖ Case Studies!

❖ Short Responses!

❖ Personal Experience!

❖ Creative Acts!

❖ Simulations

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Present (in class)

❖ Objective!

❖ Lecture!

❖ Clear Instruction!

❖ Fixed Sequence!

❖ Grand Narrative

❖ Subjective!

❖ Reading!

❖ Primary Resources!

❖ Explore The Wild!

❖ Discovery

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Engage (in class)

❖ Problem sets!

❖ Papers!

❖ Research!

❖ Arguments!

❖ Labs

❖ Case Studies!

❖ Short Responses!

❖ Personal Experience!

❖ Creative Acts!

❖ Simulations

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Time

❖ Learning Facts!

❖ Practicing Skills!

❖ Gaining Perspective!

❖ Application!

❖ Understanding Others

❖ Developing Ideas!

❖ Reflecting on Self!

❖ Responding to Others!

❖ Writing!

❖ Editing

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Credit

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Once more, with feeling.

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Now, we’re ready to design…

The Next Five QuestionsWhere will students stumble?!How can I see problems early on?!Is this practical, logistically?!What would take it up a notch — ! For students? For faculty? For marketing?

Objectives (1-3) Primary Assessments

Present (out of class) Engage (out of class)

Course Canvas from Soomo Learning, 2014

______ hours x ______ weeks = _________ hours total

Present (in class) Engage (in class)

Program (1)

Course & Goal:

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Thank You!

[email protected]!

davidlindrum.com!

courseanalytics.com

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The Five Questions

1. What are my goals?!2. How will I assess?!3. How will I present the content?!4. How will I engage the students? !5. How will I divide the time & points?

Objectives (1-3) Primary Assessments

Present (out of class) Engage (out of class)

Course Canvas from Soomo Learning, 2014

______ hours x ______ weeks = _________ hours total

Present (in class) Engage (in class)

Program (1)

Course & Goal:

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