COURSE DESIGN Wiggins and McTighe (2005) in O’Brien, J. G., Millis, B. J., & Cohen, M. W. (2008). The course syllabus: A learning-centered approach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, p. 14.

Stage 1: What are the “essential understandings” that must happen in

your course?

Stage 2: How do you know students “get it”? (assessments and evaluation

– formal and informal)

Stage 3: What learning experiences and teaching promote understanding, interest, and excellence? Think ACTIVE,

ACTIVE, ACTIVE.

O’BRIEN, J. G., MILLIS, B. J., & COHEN, M. W. (2008). THE COURSE SYLLABUS: A LEARNING-CENTERED APPROACH. SAN FRANCISCO: JOSSEY-BASS.

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