When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

Students learn best when they feel safe, supported and inspired by their surroundings. Classroom design can profoundly influence how students experience and interact with the world. Here are four tips ...

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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 ...

AI shifts education from information access to capability development: As explanation, feedback, guidance, and simulation become more abundant, higher education must place greater emphasis on judgment ...

Designing technology-enhanced learning environments involves the deliberate integration of digital tools, pedagogical strategies and contextual factors to support meaningful learning. At its core, ...

When Kate Smith’s second grade class finished their virtual field trip to a local farm, her students chose how they wanted to share what they had learned. Some kids created postcards or a poster with ...

Often, instructors want students to do more than know content that is increasingly complex. Other goals may refer to students’ interaction within the larger program or within the world. Fink (2013) ...

It’s hard to imagine a sector of the economy that isn’t touched by the need for innovative thinking in digital learning. Corporate modules, military training, P-12 curricula, online and hybrid college ...

Become an educational leader who can deploy the latest theories and technologies in the service of learning, and analyze their effectiveness. The online Ed.D. in learning, design and technology at the ...