Stages of backward design: Learning Outcomes to Assessment to Learning Activities to Content

The Office of Teaching Excellence provides consulting services for individual faculty, small groups, or departments on all aspects of course design, hybrid and online teaching, and evaluating student learning in online learning environments. We also support faculty with a pedagogically informed approach to integrating technology, from the selection of the right tools to understanding the best and most effective ways of implementing them in your teaching. Our consultants always put teaching and learning first, so talk to us about your instructional goals, and we will help you find the right technologies and pedagogies to meet your needs.

PEDAGOGICAL CONSULTATION

One-on-one consultation with a Digital Learning team member to discuss course design, implementation strategies, and research-based best practices for online learning environments. We can answer your questions about pedagogical methods and assessment strategies.

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Building a new course or shifting to hybrid or online? Interested in how different learning frameworks can help you create richer courses? Curious about AI, experiential learning, meeting the requirements of "routine, substantive engagement," or supporting metacognitive development (to name just a few learning design concerns)? We can help you determine the best design approach for your course so that your instruction is based on meeting learning outcomes while ensuring a positive, inclusive learning environment.

COURSE ASSESSMENT

Are your students achieving learning outcomes? We can help you design course assessment tools and implement strategies to assess your teaching. We can also help you construct mid-quarter online assessments to gauge student engagement and how you might improve their online learning experience.

CANVAS LEARNING DESIGN

Have questions about how to best use Canvas to support your learning activities, assessment, and other curriculum? Do you want to learn how to implement something new or increase engagement? Our team can help you determine the best approaches to using Canvas to maximize student learning.  

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

Our office offers workshops, publishes teaching tips, facilitates communities of practice, and provides training across the pedagogical gamut. We will also work with you, your program, or your school to develop and deliver custom-designed events. Have something you want to learn more about? Tell us!