Course Design

Taxonomies & Objectives

This assignment will be my first attempt to build my own class.  The one I teach now came to me as a package.  It’s been much easier to modify that one as I continue on my journey as both an instructor and a student - as I experiment with my own style and understanding how to build my skills in project-based and student-centered learning. These are the characteristics that help students...
characteristics of learners

Situational Factors

As I reflect on the situational factors listed in Fink's book on Exhibit 3.2, I could include all of them.  However,  I'm going to focus on the characteristics of the learner and the teacher.  With respect to the learners, I had this exact conversation with Dr. Cam Carlson last week when we chatted about the type of course I should be building and I asked - Who are the clients - who are we...

Web Presence

Web presence is not a new concept - it has been discussed in the scholarly literature for decades now…For example, Debaty & Caswell (2001) spoke to creating and implementing a uniform web presence architecture.  And Mohorovicic, S. (2013) spoke to implementing responsive web design. I also reviewed two papers looking at the requirements to establish a web presence for both small and large...
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