Last week’s reading was very interesting. It was different to have two different design views to be read and understood the same week. The Backwards Design is a design process where you start with identifying the desired results. This means you have to think what it is that you are trying to accomplish. Once you figure that out, then you determine the acceptable evidence. How will students achieve the desired results? The last thing you do is plan the learning experiences and instruction.
I’ve been teaching a computer class for seven semesters, and never once have I thought about using the backwards design. Ok, I admit, I just learned about it, but it totally makes sense to use this way. Instead teaching straight from the book (which is totally the way I have to teach), I should be looking at the course by the outcomes that I want my students to walk away with. Next semester, I’m totally going to use the backward design, and see how different and useful it is.
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