Course Design Syllabus Textbooks 
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
We need to design student-centered learning experiences and that takes time, practice and support. The Syllabus Gets a Facelift. If we think about learning as a journey that gets compartmentalized in formal education, then the first experience for middle and high school students is often the syllabus.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Perched in lime green desk chairs, dozens of employees of OpenStax work here to transform physics, calculus and psychology materials into digital textbooks that students can study at no cost. Yet the nonprofit is also developing its own software designed to undercut the courseware industry, charging just $10 per student.
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Faculty Focus
MAY 15, 2025
Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design. Tessa Wolf strengthened our commitment to inclusive course design. Textbook format and cost mattered. They are co-creators of it.
Edsurge
AUGUST 19, 2016
.—$20,000 dollars of student debt, 14 months, one thesis, two internships, $1,500 dollars worth of textbooks, and countless sleepless nights later and I finally earned those two little letters following my name. Open Textbooks. To be clear, I didn’t just stumble upon it either. case studies and articles I had purchased over the years).
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 13, 2024
Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. across the course.
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. For some, planning revolves around syllabus revision, closing loopholes, and adjusting dates. When times abundant, some teachers read books like Wiggins and McTighes Understanding by Design , a thoughtful, research-based system. It wasnt an effective system.
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 13, 2024
Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update, lessons to plan, lectures to prepare. Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. across the course.
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