Curriculum Design

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"Ten Core Principles for Designing Effective Learning Environments: Insights from Brain Research and Pedagogical Theory" (pdf) "provid[es] practical guidance on how to design learning experiences for our new high technology environments," expanding on "ten learning principles [that] illustrate how recent research integrated with traditional principles of pedagogy and instructional design can enrich our understanding of thinking and learning processes."

"What Will Your Students Remember From Your Class in 20 Years?" (post) makes a case for backward design (beginning course planning with the desired end goals in mind) based on feedback from several years of asking faculty a simple question: "Twenty years from now, what do [you] hope students will remember from [y]our courses?"

1. The Faculty Responses

"A Checklist for Moving Your Course Online" (post; dead link but the information below remians useful) presents a series of points and questions designed to "help the instructor conceptualize their course in an online environment ... [and] hel[p] the instructional designer see what needs to be done."