What are they and how do you request one? It can be time consuming and frustrating for faculty to rebuild the same course in Blackboard every semester. It can be equally frustrating and confusing for students when there is a lack of consistency in their courses in Blackboard. Master Course…
Did you know that Daemen is a Quality Matters University? Quality Matters (QM) is a voluntary, nationally recognized framework that helps universities improve the quality of courses. While not all courses have gone through the rigorous QM peer review process, the Instructional Design (ID) team has created resources to help…
Presentations can be tricky to grade, especially if the course content does not include public speaking skills. A presentation rubric provides clear guidelines and consistent evaluation with no ambiguity. If you are assigning presentations in your course, students will benefit from a rubric with clear expectations and feedback about the…
Learning Objectives: Why use them and how to design them. “By the end of this lesson/course, students will be able to…” When creating courses and lessons, we start at the end by defining what students will be able to do upon successful completion. Identifying clear learning objectives will allow you…