Instructional Design

Consider individual differences of students in order to design and support a range of appropriate learning activities.

Integrate concrete, real-life situations into learning experiences to encourage critical thinking, interdisciplinary skills, and teamwork.  Employ methods that develop student understanding of discipline-specific thinking, practices, and procedures, as well as interdisciplinary applications to create academic literacy.  Develop and revise curriculum and instructional materials as needed. Create a positive classroom atmosphere that encourage active and collaborative learning, student effort, academic challenge, student and faculty interaction and support for learners.

Comments Evidence

Required Activities/Characteristics Checklist

Clearly present expected student learning outcomes.

Course syllabus

Provide appropriate syllabi and course outline.

e-syllabi, syllabus, course calendar, observation from supervisor or peer

Provide learning materials that support student learning outcomes.

Handouts, on-line resources, course notes, examples or links to materials

Use current content and lesson plans to achieve student learning outcomes.

Handouts, articles specific to content, examples

Used active learning strategies to optimize learning.

Provide sample assignment, syllabus, observation from supervisor or peer

Optional Activities/Characteristics

Engage, individually or as a team member creating and developing a program, a new course or an interdisciplinary learning community or a significant course redesign as needed to address College/Program/ Discipline goals.

Syllabus, outcomes, learning objectives, calendar, product at Dept. meeting, updated or new syllabus, new materials

Integrate service learning or study abroad opportunity into curriculum.

Syllabus, student certificates, calendar, reports, course assignment samples

Integrate variety of activities (e.g., guest speakers, video, field trips, case studies).

Attach case study, calendar, syllabus, field trip, guest speaker, approval form, reports

Integrate use of technology (e.g. LMS, discussion boards) to support learning.

Link to canvas, syllabus, reports, link to e-files

Require use of academic support resources (e.g., tutoring, library services, labs).

Syllabus (e-syllabus), reports

Use authentic materials, activities, interests, issues and needs from learners’ lives tocontextualize curriculum

Examples, assignments, etc.