Faculty and instructional designers realize the importance of delivering courses with a clear focus. However, many faculty have had little formal education in designing courses to deliver significant learning. In a time where the need for student success and retention through course and program completion is greater than ever, we examine how course design flexibility…

Faculty and instructional designers realize the importance of delivering courses with a clear focus. However, many faculty have had little formal education in designing courses to deliver significant learning. In a time where the need for student success and retention through course and program completion is greater than ever, we examine how course design achieves…

This "click and discover" poster session allows participants to examine a full 360? interactive Cycle of Course Design model. The Cycle of Course Design is an innovative look to improving courses and the quality of faculty and institutional performance. This model extends integrated course design to form a cohesive campus model on which to develop…

This short session will help equip you with the creative approaches, fresh perspectives, and practical tools you need to take any course from bad to good, or from good to great. During the life of a course, you will continue to make changes to the design and will need to assess the quality of the…

How faculty can best communicate and develop a welcoming environment for learning is the focus of this short session. A variety of communication tools and strategies are presented to better engage students before, during, and at the end of the course for the purpose of developing a more student-centered experience. Examples are provided. We have…