On this page, we’ve curated collections of resources that explore different aspects of course and assignment design: from student wellness to accessibility, teaching with various technologies, and more.
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All Resources in Course Design & Preparation
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Teaching with Generative AI
With generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools readily available to both learners and instructors, many are concerned about the impacts on teaching and learning. What exactly are the capabilities and limitations of GenAI tools? What constitutes ethical or responsible use, if any? What do we really want students to learn? How do we know that they’re…
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Course Design: Getting Started
Course design and/or revision begins with where you are in the process and what you are starting with, followed by making design decisions with consideration for a range of situational factors….Continue Reading Course Design: Getting Started
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Wellbeing in Course Design
Post-pandemic shifts in mental health, technology use, and academic pressure have underscored what many educators have long known: students don’t leave their stress at the door, and faculty well-being is interconnected with the classroom environment. Supportive pedagogy benefits both students and instructors. Research shows that a well-designed course can promote student engagement, academic confidence, and…Continue…
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Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework of research-based guidelines developed by CAST. CAST defines UDL as a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. While these guidelines are helpful in removing barriers to learning for many learners, they are not a…Continue…
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Learning Objectives & Outcomes
Designing a course is more than selecting content; it’s about clarifying what students will learn, how they will engage with that learning, and how instructors will know whether learning has occurred. At the heart of this process are learning objectives and learning outcomes: distinct but interconnected tools that drive instructional clarity, assessment alignment, and curricular…Continue…
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Developing Your Syllabus
This guide is intended to help you develop a syllabus for your Dartmouth course. It includes recommendations on the information to include as well as guidance on formatting and presentation….Continue Reading Developing Your Syllabus
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Example Syllabus Language on Generative AI
This example syllabus statement language on Generative AI is drawn from syllabi from Dartmouth and other institutions….Continue Reading Example Syllabus Language on Generative AI
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Knowledge for Teaching
To be an effective teacher demands, among other things, a deep knowledge of one’s subject matter, or content, as well as deep understanding of how best to teach that content….Continue Reading Knowledge for Teaching
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Guiding Principles in Teaching & Learning
Current research offers guiding principles on how learning works and the effective teaching strategies that support learning…Continue Reading Guiding Principles in Teaching & Learning
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Understanding Student Development
How students learn in a given moment, term, course, or degree experience is inextricably tied to the developmental, environmental, and individual contexts in which that learning occurs for each student. An understanding of how students develop, and which factors influence that development, may help in your teaching….Continue Reading Understanding Student Development
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Creating Accessible Course Materials
Supporting accessibility in your classroom begins with your course materials. While you will work with Student Accessibility Services to provide legally required accommodations for individual students, it can be extremely beneficial for the class as a whole to think proactively about how accessible (and inclusive) your course can be. For example: On our teams, we…Continue…