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 ...

The pandemic-driven switch to remote learning alerted many faculty members to the importance of course design. In an online course, keeping students on track requires clarity and structure; it also ...

The University of Dayton’s “Principles of Oral Communication” seems like the kind of course that few would naturally be excited to take — or teach. For students, it’s one more requirement to slog ...

Designing a successful academic course is a multi-step process requiring both subject expertise and pedagogical knowledge. To ensure the best possible alignment between course subject matter and ...

Have you or your program conducted and completed the analysis steps? Then, you are ready to begin the Backwards Design process for creating your course and developing learning goals, objectives, and ...

As Indian higher education undergoes a transformation through the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, a critical academic question surfaces: Should English be taught as a common foundational course ...