What do you do when it turns out that the almost dogmatically orthodox approach to instructional design, the intensely popular, and rarely questioned “backward design” is not going to work for you? Find out...
Most recent decade has seen increased interest in conducting well-designed studies that provide actionable guidelines for the design of online activities, based on measurable change in student knowledge...
What's the best approach to get grad students to read complete books, without overwhelming them with work? Here I explore a solution inspired in one of my favorite phone apps, Blinkist, and merging it with an old-fashioned book-club idea...
Did you tell your students to just "watch the video"? 😦 Luckily, there are many ways in which you can turn course videos into worthwhile activities... Here are just seven ideas to get started...
Create a calendar with a focus on rhythm for most of the course. Setting the rhythm is one of the most important factors - people are creatures of habit a repeating pattern will help students plan better, and - consequently - be successful.
