ALA: Course Content

Active Learning & Assessment in Course Content

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Course Content Files

Elements of Effective Course Content Structures (based on work by Charles Bonwell and Jerome Bruner)

Overview: one or two sentences that gets at the main idea and the relevance to the course or unit; bullet outline to communicate structure (main ideas and sub ideas)
Set Induction: begin with a referent, usually in the form of an analogy; refer back constantly to that analogy to link unfamiliar material with concept the students understand
Predictable Sequence (Bonwell) or “spiral” (Bruner)
Important Points Highlighted (consider color coding terms, key ideas)
Guide Windows (pop-ups to offer reading strategies or resources)
Multiple Examples (links, images, concept maps)
Frequent Assessment of Student Understanding (direct links from Course Content to assessment instrument)
Main Point Review

Additionally, the instructor should review content frequently for course alignment. Do the course activities support the course goals, and do the course assessments measure progress toward those goals?

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