Backward Course Design: Putting Student Learning First
When designing or redesigning a course, it is tempting to start with the question: “What content do I need to cover?” But what if we flipped the process? What if we started with the...
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Unlocking Academic Excellence: Using Generative AI to Create Custom Rubrics
Rubrics are more than an evaluation tool; they help set student expectations, increase grading consistency, and promote student independence (Andrade & Du, 2005; Chen et al., 2013; Christie et al., 2015; Timmerman et al.,...
Supporting Academic Well-being in a Time of Crisis
When a major global event is unfolding, students may find learning more difficult. For many of our students, the Israel-Hamas war is very distressing, and this distress may make it difficult for them to...
Classes are Starting Soon! Is your Syllabus Ready?
It’s that time again! Classes are starting soon and instructors everywhere are getting the final details for their courses together, especially getting the syllabus done and posted on Canvas. We all know the syllabus...