Thinking about Learning Objectives

07 Apr 2010 | Notes | Contributor(s): Krishna P. C. Madhavan

The first and most significant step in the backward design process is the identification of clear learning objectives that will eventually be assessed. Using New Bloom's Taxonomy as the theoretical basis, we highlight how learning objectives can be written such that they focus on cognitive and …

Backward Design for Instruction

07 Apr 2010 | Notes | Contributor(s): Krishna P. C. Madhavan, Sean Brophy

Backward design is an instructional design process that focuses on what specific learning objectives need to be accomplished and how learning will be assessed appropriately before the instructional materials are designed. This design process is the complete opposite of what instructors typically do …

How People Learn 101: Theory and Practice

07 Apr 2010 | Notes | Contributor(s): Krishna P. C. Madhavan, Sean Brophy

One of the primary goals of the NCN Education and Assessment Group is to allow insights from engineering education research to diffuse into the engineering curricula. This resource is designed to provide faculty members designing a course using nanoHUB resources a quick introduction to the How …

NCN Simulation-based Learning Workshop - Participant Packet

11 Nov 2009 | Notes | Contributor(s): Krishna Madhavan, Sean Brophy, George B. Adams III, Alejandra J. Magana

This document contains all the materials that were distributed to participants of the NCN Simulation-based Learning Workshop that was held in Chicago, IL from November 5-6, 2009. Materials prepared and distributed by the NCN Education and Assessment Team