I had the great experience of serving on a jury selection panel this week. I did not get selected for the jury, but it was fascinating to be reminded about our system of justice.
Continuing on with Understanding by Design (UBD)
Understanding by Design is a framework for course design that we have been exploring for several weeks. A backwards design process, it asks us to determine what we want students to know and be able to do, then to determine how we will assess them for this learning, and lastly to design the learning activities. The learning outcomes are designed around one or two big ideas that overarch all the content of the course. The outcomes are nested around the big idea. This nesting helps us to determine what need to be covered in a course. There is often a great deal of material in a course, so the UDB "egg" helps prioritize the desired learning:
As you think of what you want students to learn in a course, determine what's important, what's worth being familiar with, and what doesn't fit. The "egg" can help you do that.
Learning Opportunities
Dr. Curtis Bonk from University of Indiana has developed a rich repository of videos on teaching online. You can access them through his webpage or Youtube channel Let me know if you watch any of his videos - and what you think of them.
I will be hosting a viewing of the Educause Fall Focus Session in UC 131M on November 2-4 from 8 am to 11:30 am. Check out the schedule and drop in on any session. (The times in the schedule are Eastern, don't forget to subtract 4 hours to determine the AK time.) Remember, parking is free at the University Center if you want to stop by.
The eLearning Workgroup is putting together a series of workshops the week of November 11-15 for Distance Education Week. There will a morning and an afternoon session each day via Collaborate. I will be doing a session on Understanding by Design on Thursday afternoon (are you surprised?). The schedule should be final by next week. These sessions will be recorded so that if a session interests you, it will be available to watch.
Warm regards,
Lee
Lee Maria Henrikson
Instructional Designer
UC 132G
Beyond Anchorage Workforce Development Grant
Community and Technical College
University of Alaska Anchorage
907-786-4903
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