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All portfolios with the keyword "learning outcomes"

Title Author Discipline Keyword(s)
The Impact of Course Transformation on Student Learning and Success in a Gateway Electrical Engineering Course — David Johnson & Molly McVey (2019) Johnson Electrical Engineering & Computer Science course design, flipped classes, honors course, learning outcomes
Becoming Better Storytellers: The Use of Writing Workshops in an Introductory Journalism Course — Katie Fischer Clune, Rockhurst University (2017) Clune Journalism labs, learning outcomes, reading skills, research skills, student development, use of class time
PHIL 148: Improving DFW Rates and Learning Outcomes with a Hybrid Course—John Symons (2018) Symons Philosophy critical reading, critical thinking, hybrid course, learning outcomes, lectures, literacy, poster
Backwards Design for Long-Term Outcomes—Marta Caminero-Santangelo (2016) Caminero-Santangelo English backwards design, course goals, learning outcomes, poster, scaffolding, student feedback, writing
Assessing Learning Outcomes for a Course Sequence—Sonya Lancaster (2011) Lancaster English assessment, department analysis, learning outcomes, rubrics, undergraduate students
Incorporating Research into an Upper-Division Undergraduate Course: Transferring Lessons from One Faculty Member to Another—Holly L. Storkel & Megan Blossom (2013) Storkel Speech-Language-Hearing critical thinking, discussions, hands-on learning, learning outcomes, reading assignments, research methods, undergraduate students
Examining Student Achievement of the Broad Learning Goals in a Psychology and Social Issues Course—Ludwin Molina (2014) Molina Psychology learning outcomes, reading assignments, seminar, student surveys, undergraduate students
Fine-Tuning Undergraduate Learning Outcomes Assessment—Sally J. Cornelison, Amy McNair, & John Pultz (2011) Cornelison Art History Bloom's Taxonomy, curriculum assessments, department analysis, exams, learning outcomes, rubrics

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News & Notes

KU Physics Department faculty design an introductory, calculus-based physics course that uses an "energy-first curriculum" to improve student learning. 

Carol Holstead, Journalism & Mass Communications, shares strategies for improving teaching, starting with a back-to-the-basics approach for names, emails, feedback, and office hours. 

Tony Rosenthal, History, discusses the use of new teaching methodologies in a urban history course in his article, "Sin Cities: From History to Sociology to Urban History, an Interdisciplinary Journey".

Harvard University scholars focus on "Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom".

The American Sociological Association calls for reconsideration of student teaching evaluations. Click here for official statement. 

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