RACINE/WIND POINT — Shoop Park Golf Course, the nine-hole municipal course near the Wind Point Lighthouse on the shores of Lake Michigan, could get a dramatic redesign. On Jan. 21, 2025, the Racine ...

Integrating course design and assessment planning ensures cohesive teaching practices and enhances student learning outcomes. An integrated approach considers the interconnectedness of situational ...

When designing a course, where do you begin? Perhaps you typically begin by identifying topics you’d like to address or texts you want to include. In this approach, the focus is primarily on content ...

To provide guidance in designing fully online courses, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has developed an Online Course Design Checklist (OCDC). This tool draws on learning-science research ...

Creating a course map is like planning a road trip—you start with your destination (learning outcomes) and chart the best route to get there (instruction, activities, and assessments). A ...

One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...

Our instructional experts at the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) and Teaching & Learning Technologies (TLT) support the mission of Innovative Learning by exploring course design with Purdue ...