GPTK732 - Designing your course



Description

This workshop will explore three major aspects of course design:
1. Designing learning outcome statements,
2. Developing appropriate assessments for your learning outcomes
3. Selecting learning activities to support the outcomes.
 

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Write clear and measurable course learning outcomes that are relevant to
their course and the needs of their students.
2. Develop assessment strategies that allow students to demonstrate the
targeted knowledge, skills, and abilities.
3. Describe teaching activities that promote learning in support of the learning outcomes.

Leaders Information

This workshop is led by Alicia Cundell. licia works with faculty to develop their teaching through consultations, teaching observations and workshops. As a represntative of the CTL, she also sits on a number of committees and liaises with various units to further the CTL's mission of supporting and sustaining excellence, inclusion, and opportunity for the entire academic community. Alicia has nearly 20 years of combined teaching, training and educational development experience, and has worked extensively in teacher training, e-learning, curriculum development and instructional design. She taught internationally for over decade, having held teaching, teacher training and administrative positions across the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Her current areas of interest include blended learning, educational technologies, and inclusive teaching.