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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

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When forced to redesign his course, Robertson saw an opportunity to move toward a curriculum that offered more flexibility than his linear syllabus ever could. In this system, students choose from a menu of content delivery options (textbook, downloadable study guides, lectures) and interaction options (in-person or online).

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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

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And so they’ve designed systems, strategies and tools to better hold the attention of their students, many of whom are working adults. And so the online and hybrid courses these institutions spun up during the pandemic came with little of the scaffolding that experts recommend. You want to avoid that.