Almost every educator is already teaching aspects of sustainability, whether or not they name it as such, writes Esther ...

Learning outcomes and objectives are the fundamental elements of most well-designed courses. Well-conceived outcomes and objectives serve as guideposts to help instructors work through the design of a ...

Residential Living is organized around the idea that learning happens beyond the classroom. In order to make this learning intentional and meaningful, we developed learning goals and outcomes to guide ...

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 ...

Setting and achieving goals helps kids (and grown-ups) build self-esteem — and teaches perseverance, too. When children set goals, it helps them practice executive function skills like planning.

What goals do you value the most as a student? Getting outstanding scores, ranking among the best, or exploring knowledge and mastering skills? If grades and rankings are your top priorities, do you ...

Many programs and departments develop specific program goals and student learning outcomes that address justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (JEDI-B). Consistent with their mission ...

This semester, there is a new phrase haunting professors’ syllabi: artificial intelligence. Each course seems to have a different statement on AI: For some classes, the use of AI is defined as ...

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 ...