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Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester

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Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. When times abundant, some teachers read books like Wiggins and McTighes Understanding by Design , a thoughtful, research-based system. But Im not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates. It wasnt an effective system.

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Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester

Faculty Focus

Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. When times abundant, some teachers read books like Wiggins and McTighes Understanding by Design , a thoughtful, research-based system. But Im not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates. It wasnt an effective system.

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Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester

Faculty Focus

Early in my career, “one chapter per week” described my course outline. When time’s abundant, some teachers read books like Wiggins and McTighe’s Understanding by Design , a thoughtful, research-based system. But I’m not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates.

Exams 111
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The Things I Did Badly: Looking Back on My First Five Years of Teaching

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More and more, however, I remind myself that, since I’m training them to critically assess every reading and, indeed, every truth claim placed before them, I can hardly object when students turn those very faculties of critical inquiry on me. What is the final exam worth?”). Have they taught? Studied pedagogy? to 5:00 p.m.

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Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester

Faculty Focus

Early in my career, “one chapter per week” described my course outline. When time’s abundant, some teachers read books like Wiggins and McTighe’s Understanding by Design , a thoughtful, research-based system. But I’m not talking about a list of chapters or exams and papers with their due dates.

Exams 105
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A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 2

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Part 1 reviews the challenges associated with various course delivery modes and is available to read here. Bi-modal flexible course delivery offers students the ability to control how they learn by selecting the delivery mode that best suits their needs for each session. Don’t compare synchronous and asynchronous modalities.

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A Case for Bi-Modal Flexible Learning, Part 2

Faculty Focus

Part 1 reviews the challenges associated with various course delivery modes and is available to read here. Bi-modal flexible course delivery offers students the ability to control how they learn by selecting the delivery mode that best suits their needs for each session. Don’t compare synchronous and asynchronous modalities.

Exams 98