During 2014, we recorded several instructors around campus using active learning techniques. The example below is from the Nursing program. Watch this short video to get an inside look at the simulation scenarios and skills checks Nursing students experience at NMC....
What happens when you change the rules of the game for students, and let them know the outcome before it begins? The following video shares students talking about their experience when they rose to the challenge presented in week one of their course. (Video...
As a curriculum and assessment geek, I interpret writing high quality learning outcomes as the ultimate privilege in intellectual freedom. Discussions surrounding the updating of course outlines with significant learning outcomes (SLO’s) initially surprised me when...
…but usually learning outcomes are more like finding out you’re pregnant. Either you are, or you aren’t. The state of being pregnant is a significant outcome. The different reasons leading to getting pregnant were related to your objectives. “Just tell me how to...
The terms flipped classroom and competency-based education (CBE) are frequently used to describe strategies targeting the need for graduates having identified and acquired skills used in the work force. Interestingly, both terms refer to different fundamental paradigm...