Ep 24 - 8 Week Courses Best Practice Tips

Tackling the HOW of Best Practices for teaching condensed/ accelerated 8 week courses for optimizing student success. Shella & Mike get into Sequencing (1:35) - what happens when with integrated 'Spiral' Design reinforcement; Managing Cognitive Load (3:14) on Students; Scaffolding with Support Resources (3:55) to offer built-in recovery/ time efficiency/ engagement;  Time Efficient Canvas Tools: Canvas Pages (6:55) for reusable evergreen remedial built in support resources;  Early Publishing of Your Canvas Course Site (8:20) to allow for a bonus 'Week Zero' of student prep/ orientation for success; Canvas Quizzes for Self-Check/ Practice (10:26) to allow students to be active learners and build confidence for applying/ higher order use of material;  Canvas Modules Optimization (11:48) applying best practices for lean but content packed modules; Grading Rubrics (12:33) for supporting student practice & faculty time efficiency;  Canvas Mastery Paths (14:31) to efficiently automatically connect students to appropriate level work; Communication Strategy/ Reinforcement (15:32)  for ensuring students get the word/ know what to focus on; Kicking 'Coverage' Fallacy (16:44); Outcomes Focus (17:37).

Episode Resources:

• Sequencing a Course Tips/ Resources
• Managing Cognitive Load of Students
• Ways to Optimize Your Canvas Sites (Pages, Modules , Assignments etc)
• Canvas Early Access for Students
• Chickering & Gamson Respecting Diverse Talents/ Ways of Learning
• Lang's Small Teaching Research
• Grading Rubrics
• Using Rubrics in Canvas SpeedGrader
• Canvas Mastery Paths