Backward Design

Backward Design

creating effective online learning experiences

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Introduction

Strong online courses use course learning outcomes as the touchstone for all materials, activities, and assignments in this course. This module focuses on using Backward Design principles to create effective course learning outcomes and plan a first draft of an online course based on those learning outcomes. By the end of this module, you will be able to

• Implement Backward Design when planning an online course
• Create specific and measurable course learning outcomes
• Create specific and measurable module learning objectives
• Create an initial online course map, including plans for assessing learning objectives and ideas for learning materials and formative learning activities

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Index

The What and Why of Backward Design

Backward Design Steps

Activities

Evaluation

Certificate

Survey

The What and Why of Backward Design

What is Backward Design?

Backward Design is an approach to course planning and curriculum design proposed by Wiggins & McTighe in Understanding By Design (2005). This framework starts with identifying the desired results (what should students know and be able to do at the end of the course?) and then creating assessments and learning materials to support achieving those desired results.

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What do you want your student to know and be able to do by the end of the course?

Backward Design Framework

How will students show you what they know and are able to do?

The Backward Design Framework can be broken down into these three steps:

1. Identify Desired Results
2. Determine Assessment Evidence
3. Plan Learning Activities

The What and Why of Backward Design

Why Backward Design?

Online courses are a unique learning environment that many Wheaton students do not encounter regularly. Summer and Winter courses also occur in a much shorter time frame than a full semester course. These two factors (modality and time) require creating online courses that are very focused supporting students in achieving the Course Learning Objectives. Backward Design is the most effective approach for designing online courses to do this. In the rest of the module, we will dig deeper into Backward Design and how to use it to design your online course.

The What and Why of Backward Design

Backward Design Overview

Watch and read these resources to learn more about creating courses using Backward Design.

This short video provides a clear overview of the three steps in the Backward Design Process.

The What and Why of Backward Design

This short video provides an overview of the Backwards Design process and demonstrates it with an example college course, Filmmaking 101.

Modules

Step 3: Plan Learning Activities

Step 2: Determine Assessment Evidence

Step 1: Identify Desired Results

Step 1: Identify Desired Results

Creating Effective Course Learning Outcomes

Before you can begin planning the content and the assessments in an online course, you need to identify what students should know, understand, and be able to do by the end of the course. These become the course learning outcomes presented to students at the beginning of the course through the syllabus and course overview page.

'Including quotes always reinforces our presentation. It breaks the monotony' -Always quote the author

Step 1: Identify Desired Results

Read the following resources to help you create effective course learning outcomes for your online course.

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Use an image

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Need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes to us through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content moves. What you read: Interactivity and animation can make the most boring content turn into something fun. At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages. When carrying out a presentation, you should pursue two objectives: conveying information and avoiding yawns. To do this, it can be a good practice to create a schema and use words that are etched into your audience's brain.

Write a great headline

With Genially's templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience amazed. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that stays etched in the memory of your audience and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!

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3. Beings social

1. Visual beings

We need to interact with each other. We learn collaboratively.

We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

4. Beings digital

2. Narrative beings

We tell thousands and thousands of stories. ⅔ of our conversations are stories.

We avoid being part of the content saturation in the digital world.

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Conclusions

Describe the problem you are going to solve, and above all, the reason why your idea is interesting.

Narrative beings

We are visual beings

We tell thousands and thousands of stories. ⅔ of our conversations are stories.

We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Beings digital

Social beings

We avoid being part of the content saturation in the digital world.

We need to interact with each other. We learn collaboratively.

Step 2: Determine Assessment Evidence

How will students demonstrate they have met the course learning outcomes?

A single assessment does NOT have to assess an entire course learning outcome. Rather several assessments can be used in conjunction to allow students to demonstrate they have achieved the desired outcome. But at a minimum, each course learning outcome needs to be directly connected to one assessment in the course.

Once you have clearly identified the course learning outcomes, the next step is to determine how students will demonstrate they have met the course learning outcomes. Students provide evidence through assessments. In an online course assessments include assignments, discussions, and quizzes/tests/exams.

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'Including quotes always reinforces our presentation. It breaks the monotony' -Always quote the author

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Here you can put a standout title, something that captivates your audience

With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience amazed. You can also highlight a specific phrase or data that will be etched in the memory of your audience and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want! What you're reading: interactivity and animation can make the most boring content become something fun. At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and captivates.

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Use videos!

And use this space to describe it. Multimedia content is essential in a presentation, to leave everyone speechless. Also, this way you will synthesize the content and entertain your audience.

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This is how you will maintain the attention of your audience

...Even if you later explain it orally

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Show enthusiasm, sketch a smile and maintain eye contact with your audience: 'The eyes, chico. They never lie'.

If you are going to present live, we recommend that you train your voice and rehearse: the best improvisation is always the most worked!

You can make an outline to synthesize the content and use words that are burned into the brains of your audience.

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Conclusions

Describe the problem you are going to solve and, above all, the reason why your idea is interesting.

Narrative

We are visual beings

We tell thousands and thousands of stories. ⅔ of our conversations are stories.

We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Beings digital

Social

We avoid being part of the content saturation in the digital world.

We need to interact with each other. We learn collaboratively.

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Summary

If you want to provide additional information or develop the content in more detail, you can do so through your oral presentation. We recommend that you train your voice and rehearse: the best improvisation is always the most worked!

Showing enthusiasm, sketching a smile, and maintaining eye contact with your audience can be your best allies when it comes to telling stories that excite and arouse the interest of the public: 'The eyes, kid. They never lie'. This will help you 'match' with your audience. Leave them open-mouthed!

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'Including quotes always reinforces our presentation. It breaks the monotony' -Always quote the author

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With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. Also, highlight a specific phrase or data that will be etched in the memory of your audience and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want! What you read: interactivity and animation can make the most boring content become something fun. At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so that you level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages.

Use an image

And use this space to describe it. You can upload an image from your computer or use the resources available in Genially, on the left side of the tool. Leave everyone speechless!

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Include infographics in your creations

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Surprise

Plan

Design

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Structure

Communicate

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With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. You can also highlight a specific phrase or data that will be etched into your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want! Showing enthusiasm, drawing a smile, and maintaining eye contact with your audience can be your best allies when it comes to telling stories that excite and arouse the audience's interest: 'The eyes, chico. They never lie'. This will help you 'match' with your audience. Leave them speechless! Pose a dramatic question; it is the essential ingredient to maintain the audience's attention. It is usually posed subliminally at the beginning of the story to intrigue the audience and is resolved at the end.

Animate your content and take it to the next level

Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to visualize it on any device and give it exposure anywhere.

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Conclusions

Describe the problem you are going to solve and, above all, the reason why your idea is interesting

Narrative

We are visual beings

We tell thousands and thousands of stories. ⅔ of our conversations are stories.

We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Beings digital

Social

We avoid being part of the content saturation in the digital world.

We need to interact with each other. We learn collaboratively.

Activities

Activity 2

Activity 1

Make the boring content in your presentation fun

Describe the problem you are going to solve and, above all, the reason why your idea is interesting

Activity 1

Click only on the correct concepts

Genially Functions

Genially Categories

Drag

Games

Record video

Books

Gradients

Quiz

3D

E-commerce

Animation

Illustrations

Die

Video

Translate

Expand

Blogs

Infographics

Check

Check

Activity 2

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Click on 4 technological devices before 10 seconds

We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

We tell thousands and thousands of stories. ⅔ of our conversations are stories.

We need to interact with each other. We learn collaboratively.

We avoid being part of the content saturation in the digital world.

Evaluation

Evaluation

Need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes to us through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content moves.

Evaluation 1/5

Evaluation 2/5

Evaluation 3/5

Evaluation 4/5

Evaluation 5/5

Certificate

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Congratulations!

Certificate of achievement

Use this space toput a great phrase

Here you can include a message to congratulate and wish luck to your audience at the end of the quiz.

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Signature 1

Month, 20XX

Survey 1/5

CLARITY AND RELEVANCE OF CONTENT

Survey 2/5

course objectives

Survey 3/5

materials and resources

Survey 4/5

activities and practices

Survey 5/5

GENERAL FEEDBACK

Course completed!

Contextualize your topic

Write an awesome headline

Use this space to add some awesome interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: If you want to get information on how your audience interacts, remember to activate user tracking from the Analytics preferences. Let the communication flow!

Contextualize your topic

Write a great headline

Use this space to add great interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: If you want to get information on how your audience interacts, remember to activate user tracking from the Analytics preferences. Let the communication flow!

Contextualize your topic

Write a great headline

Use this space to add great interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: If you want to get information on how your audience interacts, remember to activate user tracking from the Analytics preferences. Let the communication flow!

Contextualize your topic

Write an awesome headline

Use this space to add some awesome interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: If you want to get information on how your audience interacts, remember to activate user tracking from the Analytics preferences. Let the communication flow!

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Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.