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将课程改为14周或7周

The academic calendar will shift to offer 14 week semesters in 2025. This is intended to allow for more consistency between Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. 它还将允许在秋季增加一个期中假期, 符合春季学期的结构, 将每个学期分成两个7周的学期. 如果你目前的教学模式是15周, you will want to change your course to 14 weeks so that student learning is maximized. 8周的课程也将改为7周的课程. 

ITDS provides course design consultations to assist with this transition! 

安排与教学设计师一对一的咨询

To get started on making this transition, review the recommended strategies below:

根据学习成果优先安排课程

每门课程的学习结果应该是一样的, 无论交付形式或周数如何. When shifting from 15 to 14 weeks or 8 to 7 weeks you will have to revisit your learning outcomes to ensure that you are focusing on activities and content that assists students in meeting them, 并且有机会重新定义课程中的评估.

当你考虑你的课程需要改变什么时, 优先考虑课程内容, activities and assessments that are closely connected to your learning outcomes. 它可能是有帮助的映射(重新映射)，利用 逆向设计 重新设想课程中的活动或评估.

将课程主题按以下等级排序:

1. 必须知道
在课程开始前已掌握的必备知识.
Foundational knowledge needed to satisfy course goals and learning objectives throughout the course.
2. 需要知道
现在不那么关键，但以后一定会知道.
De-emphasizing less imperative knowledge and skills without placing the learner in immediate jeopardy.
3. 很高兴知道
Can be put as a lower priority without jeopardizing baseline knowledge.
This is usually information that adds substance, breadth, or interest to a subject or a skill.

修改作业以与新时间轴对齐

对任务进行必要的调整, combining assignments or reducing their length while maintaining the learning objectives. Provide timely feedback on assignments to ensure students are on the right track. Integrate authentic assessments which connect student learning to real-world scenarios. Making weekly announcements that include to-do lists for the students, and/or wrap up and summarize the week’s work are methods to maintain student engagement throughout the course.

回顾你的课程工作量

As you remove one week from your course, you may find it valuable to review the student workload. This may illuminate where you can trim in one area of the course or reduce in another to balance the workload. The 维克森林大学的课程工作量估算器 确保工作负载一致的有用工具是什么, 即使你把课程调整到14或7周.

通过有效的教学策略使教学最大化

Employ teaching practices that will enable you to maximize instructional time. Below are some strategies that may help make up for the 1-week reduction.

  • 翻转教室: Flipping the classroom is an instructional strategy that leverages a blended learning model to achieve what the name implies: “flipping” the traditional classroom model. One of the key benefits of a flipped classroom is the use of class time for direct interaction with the instructor, 同行的学生, 而不是被动地听讲座. Students are actively engaged in activities that would be hard to do in isolation, or from home. 传统上, live synchronous class sessions have been used for information relay/lecture while independent, 异步时间用于活动和作业. 翻转课堂的结构正好相反, giving students their first exposure to coursework outside the classroom, 通常是通过阅读或在线视频讲座. 在课堂上, the instructor guides students to get a deeper understanding of the course material through classroom activities which often reinforce course concepts through active learning (discussions, 组工作, 拼图锻炼, think-pair-share, 和更多的.
  • 主动学习: 主动学习 is a student-centered approach in which students are involved in coursework by interacting with each other or responding to the course material in a manner that engages them beyond the traditional lecture. When used effectively, this approach can save you class time and enhance student learning. Studies and contemporary learning theory critique the impact of the traditional lecture on student performance and promote active learning approaches (Freeman et al., 2014).  Active learning strategies and techniques can help increase student engagement in coursework, 帮助学生对材料有更深的理解, 并加强他们解决问题的能力(Grunert), 1997).
  • 团队合作和学生演讲:团队合作, collaboration and presentations may also help extend learning beyond the designated class meeting time. 学生可以在课外进行小组合作, 同时培养他们解决问题的能力, 沟通, 批判性思维能力. It also gives them the opportunity to work with and learn from their peers. Student presentations may also be conducted in part or fully online, outside of class time. Video recordings can be posted online in Canvas so that class time can be used to discuss the presentations or provide feedback.

利用评估工具在画布，使分级更有效

Canvas has tools that can assist you and your teaching assistants with grading student work. Grading more efficiently is definitely beneficial, especially when shifting your course format. Consider the following tips to save time while supporting student learning.

  • 题目: Scoring rubrics help students understand what is expected of them in the assignments while streamlining the grading process. 他们可以节省你批改学生作业的时间. A rubric can be created in Canvas and linked to assignments for automatic point calculations.  学习如何在画布中创建rubrics.
  • Canvas注释库: 另一种节省评分时间的方法是使用 Canvas注释库. The Comment Library allows instructors to save and reuse commonly used text feedback in SpeedGrader. As an instructor, you can add new comments and delete existing comments in the Comment Library. Comments you have added to the Comment Library are accessible from each course in which you are enrolled as an instructor. For more tips and tricks on how to save time when grading, register for a 帆布车间 或者查看我们的评分技巧 Canvas教师培训课程.

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