A hands-on workshop that guides faculty through a course planning process that maximizes student learning and makes the most efficient use of time.

After successfully completing this workshop you will be able to:

■ Design a course using backward design principles

■ Identify strategies to increase student engagement and accountability

■ Begin planning efficient feedback and grading strategies

■ Create an effective course syllabus

Please identify a course that you will design or redesign during the workshop. There will be multiple opportunities for substantive work so feel free to bring resources that might be helpful.

• Teaching Well by Design Resources
• Resources for Course Design
• Assessment Strategies (PDF)
• Early Semester Evaluation (PDF)
• First day of class – Student survey question ideas (PDF)
• Powerpoint (PDF)
• New Faculty Who Succeed (PDF)
• Rubrics (PDF)
• The First Class (PDF)
• Asking Thought Provoking Questions (PDF)
• Why Will Students Attend Class? (PDF)
• Angelo - A teacher's dozen (PDF)
• Integrated Course Design (PDF)

• How Experts Differ from Novices (How People Learn)
• The one-minute paper (Pomona)
• Concept mapping
• The 5-minute University (YouTube) | about Father Guido
• Undivided Attention (YouTube) | about Taylor Mali
• Lecture Musical (YouTube) | about Prangstgrüp
• Voodoo Economics (YouTube) | Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Real Genius (movie info)

Can apply toward these graduate student/postdoc certificates:

• Striving for Excellence in Teaching
• Advanced Teaching Scholar