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Planning Courses
This section provides planning information which guides faculty through the process of organizing and designing their material for presentation in both online & classroom based courses.
Online Courses
Classroom Based Courses
Content Development
The Content Development module provides extensive information about the pedagogy for designing instructional units as well as designing content for presentation online.
Assessment & Evaluation
At this point you have already identified learner outcomes at the program, course and unit levels. Now you are ready to design assessments that allows the student to SHOW you that he or she has mastered the culminating course outcomes you have so clearly laid out for them.
The course has now run for a term or two and it is time to make it more learner centered. The following resources can assist in planning course enhancements.
- External Assessment (reviewing bodies)
- Self Assessment (teaching practices)
Other Tools & Techniques
Materials in this section address selected course management systems, provide information about this site, and provides links to external resources.
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Learning Management Systems
- Angel
- Blackboard
- Desire to Learn
- LAMS (Learning Activity Management System)
- Moodle
Other Resources
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"An educated man must have a curiosity in exploring the unfamiliar and unexpected, an open-mindedness in entertaining opposing points of view, tolerance for the ambiguity that surrounds so many important issues, and a willingness to make the best decisions he can in the face of uncertainty and doubt.” ~ Derek Bok