1. DESIGNING COURSES for SIGNIFICANT LEARNING
A Workshop Offered by:

• Stewart Ross, Ph.D.Dee Fink & Associates

University of Minnesota
October 7, 2011
2. 3. SPECIFIC GOALS for This Workshop

FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE: Understand the basic terms and concepts
APPLICATION:Be able to use the model of Integrated Course Design (ICD)
INTEGRATION:Identify the relationship between what you are doing now as a teacher and the ideas of ICD
4. SPECIFIC GOALS for This Workshop(cont.)
HUMAN DIMENSION:

SELF:Be more confident that you can do this

5. OTHERS: Work with others to create more powerful designsCARING:Identify the value of course design in teaching
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN: Know what else you want to learn about course design and how to learn that.
6. Agenda for Workshop
Big Picture of TeachingPlace of Course Design
Readiness Assessment Test
Integrated Course Design:
-Situational Factors
-Learning Goals
-Feedback & Assessment
-Teaching/Learning Activities
-Making your course integrated
Does it work?
7. PARADIGM SHIFT IN COLLEGE TEACHING
From:TEACHING
To:LEARNING

What is the difference?

8. Leads to new questions about our work as teachers.