The Instructional Design and Development (IDD) Blog suggests faculty members to think about why we want to use a particular technology tool before we ask how.
As we prepare for the winter quarter, there are numerous sites that help us with course design. Carleton College provides a comprehensive tutorial Welcome to the Cutting Edge Course Design Tutorial. A less detailed site asks us to reflect on Dee Fink's Five Principles of Good Course Design as we plan our courses.
The Teaching Professor helps us remember the pedagogical value of good examples, and asks us to evaluate the efficacy of the examples we plan to use.
Coming at the end of a semester schedule, Faculty Focus offers Five Tips for Wrapping Up a Course.
