Course Design Outline

Adapted from: Fink, D. (2003). Creating Significant Learning Experiences. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Identify the important situational factors

Identify your most important learning goals

Create a thematic structure for the course

Select learning activities that address your goals

Identify a teaching strategy

Formulate feedback and assessment procedures appropriate to the goals

Develop a specific grading system

Evaluate alignment of situation, goals, activities and assessment

Seek help to identify what is likely to go wrong

Write the course syllabus

Plan an evaluation of the course and of your teaching