A Values-Based Approach to Using Gen AI
As a learning designer in a centralized teaching and learning unit, it’s my job to explore new technologies, particularly AI. But I’ll admit, I didn’t
Heather Hans, MLIS
June 11, 2025
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Instructional Design
Supporting the Instructional Design Process: Stress-Testing Assignments with AI
While many of our conversations have focused on what generative AI means for student assignments and learning outcomes, there’s another question faculty are asking—often individually
Nathan Pritts, PhD
March 19, 2025
Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools
There are many ways to design a course in higher education, but why do it alone? As the educational landscape continues to evolve, the role
Patricia Baia, PhD
January 6, 2025
Lights, Camera, Student Action – A Novel Way to Teach and Learn About Leadership
The importance of leadership knowledge and skills in one’s professional and personal life cannot be overstated. Development of leadership capabilities can have a positive impact
Angela Dominelli, PhD, David M. Kile, MS, RPh, and Judy Teng, PhD
September 22, 2021
A Course Design Process That Works for You
Designing a course can be daunting. Do you get an instructional designer involved? Do you incorporate backward design or even a hybrid approach? Is there
Faculty Focus
February 23, 2021
Implementing Instructional Design Approaches to Inform Your Online Teaching Strategies
The primary focus of any instruction should be to focus on the learning outcomes or capabilities you are trying to achieve. Bloom (1956, 1964) identified
Darina M. Slattery, PhD
September 16, 2020
Course Design: Aligning Learning Expectations, Instruction, and Assessment
I found the article, “Testing and Assessment: Looking in the Wrong Places” by Dr. Caristi (Faculty Focus, 11 Sept. 2019) interesting. But, if I am
Howard Kimmel, PhD
December 2, 2019
Instructional Design: Who’s Playing First in My Course?
At a symposium about teaching projects on our campus, one group of faculty presented a set of projects they had done that involved giving students
Bob Eierman
November 15, 2019
Instructional Design Basics
Instructional designers can help with many different course-based problems and challenges, including helping you figure out where and how to start with your course design.
Kristin Ziska Strange
October 25, 2019
Six Things that Make College Teachers Successful
1. Study the knowledge base of teaching and learning You have chosen to teach in higher education because you are a subject-matter specialist with a
Mary Clement EdD.
July 5, 2019
