Enhancing Course Development Cycle: Strategies for Effective Instruction and Assessment
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This course focuses on improving the development cycle of educational programs by integrating instructional strategies and assessment techniques that leverage students' prior knowledge. Emphasizing the importance of program learning outcomes, participants will explore methods for reflecting on course effectiveness through documentation and student portfolios. Activities such as Think/Pair/Share, demonstrations, and lectures will also be utilized to engage learners. The course addresses critical questions about curriculum alignment with employer and graduate school needs while evaluating student success and program efficacy.
Enhancing Course Development Cycle: Strategies for Effective Instruction and Assessment
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“Course” Development CyclePersonal Instructional Strategy Prior Knowledge? COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES Program Learning Outcomes INTERPRETATION: Reflection Documentation Course Portfolio ASSESSMENT: Homework Exams Student Portfolio Presentations Written reports Course survey data ACTIVITIES: Use Think/Pair/Share Do Demonstration Write Reflections Conduct Lectures Model thinking Center for Teaching Excellence Texas A&M University
What changes will be incorporated in the next program cycle? What will the students know, be able to do and how will they think when they graduate from your program? Are current processes supporting the students? Is the curriculum meeting employer and graduate school needs? Are the students meeting the outcomes and succeeding? What is working or not working in the program? What evidence do the students and instructors have of success? What assessment data will I select to make a judgment about the program? “Program” Development CycleDepartment Instructional Strategy Program Mission PROGRAM OUTCOMES: Learning Process Curriculum INTERPRETATION: Reflection/ Documentation Course Portfolio ALL ASSESSMENT: Capstone Course project or assignment Nat’l Normed Exam Eval of Student Portfolio Internship Perf. Review Senior Survey Alumni Survey SELECTED ASSESSMENT: Capstone Nat’l Exam Student Portfolio Sr Survey Center for Teaching Excellence Texas A&M University