Article "Alignment: A Proven Method to Help Students Achieve Learning Goals"
"The concept of constructive alignment guided my course redesign. I started with rewriting my course learning objectives so they were clearly measurable. Then I reviewed the course assignments and revamped them so they each mapped to a course objective in some way or another.That work I did up front, has paid off in a number of ways. Now, assignments are more focused and relate to each other better. There are actually fewer assignments to grade and I am able to provide more valuable feedback to students. And, I’ve been able to more clearly scaffold assignments throughout the semester. Student comments about these changes have been positive, and I know I am more efficient and effective in my teaching as well."
~Ann Marie VanDerZanden
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