Open Access6: Color‐Coded Course Design: Educating and Engaging Faculty to Educate and Engage Students
Author(s) -
Preston Marlene M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2004.tb00404.x
Subject(s) - course (navigation) , mathematics education , psychology , medical education , pedagogy , computer science , engineering , medicine , aerospace engineering
In a weeklong seminar, “Course Design to Foster Student Engagement and Learning,” faculty created course charts to reflect their various plans for an upcoming semester. With colorful Post‐it Notes, they applied theoretical principles of course design. Participating in the hind of active environment they might want to create for students, faculty constructed their charts, rearranged the components to achieve balance across the semester, and discussed the plans with their colleagues. This case study includes the rationale for and description of “Color‐Coded Course Design,” a process that allows faculty to recognize and experience the power of an active classroom.