From the Dean's Desk welcomes guest author Melissa Kaufman, EdD, Associate Dean for Education at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is "a ...

The above menu of classroom activities is by no means exhaustive. Over time, instructors committed to active learning tend to develop their own repertoires and variations. The key to creating active ...

Looking to incorporate innovative strategies in your classroom? The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) offers Course Innovation Grants (UCIGs) to support the design and ...

When Jason Rhode began working at Northern Illinois University’s Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center more than a decade ago, his team’s primary mission was to introduce faculty members ...

Thoughtful course design is the foundation of effective teaching and learning. By clearly defining your objectives, organizing your content, and aligning your teaching strategies with student needs, ...

Your beliefs about teaching and learning influence many of the decisions you make as an instructor. Defining your philosophy helps you make thoughtful choices about how you design and teach your ...

Delivery Modes: The formats in which the course is delivered. Teaching Approaches: The strategies used to deliver instruction and facilitate learning. Choosing a teaching approach, or a combination of ...

School districts must develop new strategies to prepare students to join a rapidly evolving workforce and to stay in step with the needs of their communities, say superintendents involved in a new ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

Our instructional experts at the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) and Teaching & Learning Technologies (TLT) support the mission of Innovative Learning by exploring course design with Purdue ...