STEMskiller: Skill Set Map for Mentors of Early Career Researchers

LEARNING, TEACHING, AND SUPERVISING: Techniques: Early career researchers in the classroom

Course development

Definition: 

The design, delivery, and assessment of effective courses ideally is an iterative process, one in which assessment is integrated into improving the design and delivery of future courses. Outlined are some essential concepts in course design and delivery.

Useful resources on Course development:

Berkeley Center for Teaching & Learning. (2020). Effective course design. https://teaching.berkeley.edu/resources/effective-course-design

Basics including: Syllabus, Academic Integrity and the Honor Code, Using Copyright Materials in Your Classroom, and Working with GSIs (Section 1.3).

MIT Teaching+Learning Lab. (n.d.). Design a course. https://tll.mit.edu/teaching-resources/

Overview of backward design and syllabus creation..

Stanford University Teaching Commons. (n.d.). Foundations of course design. https://teachingcommons.stanford.edu/

Use the "Explore Teaching Guides" tab to navigate to the "Foundations of course design section with four subsections (getting started, theory to practice, course planning, feedback and assessment).

Tags: IPS IA; IPS CritT; IPS CreaT; IPS WC; IPS OC; IPS R; IPS QL; IPS IL; IPS T; IPS PS; PSR CE; PSR IKC; PSR ER; PSR LL; PSR GL; IAL IntL; CompQ

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Table of contents:

2.2. Techniques: Early career researchers in the classroom

2.2.1. Curriculum design

2.2.3. Exam preparation

2.2.4. eLearning, learning management systems, teaching technologies

2.2.5. Assessment/evaluation (including grading/marking, rubrics, course evaluation, other forms of assessment): definitions, concepts, examples

 

Author: Stephanie Krueger

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Last Updated: July 20, 2021