Plan your teaching

The success of a course is affected by decisions made before the first day of class. Careful planning not only makes teaching easier and more enjoyable, it also helps facilitate student learning.

Course design

Course design requires consideration of the intended learning outcomes, content, structure and assessment.

Writing learning outcomes is a key component of planning your teaching, they provide a criterion reference for measuring learning or behaviour demonstrated by a student after a specific period of study.

Assessment

Assessment is important for course design and the learning process, helping to achieve constructive alignment. Effective assessment provides both a measure of learning as well as a motivation and mechanism for learning.

Course delivery approach

As you plan your teaching, a key decision to make is determining the course delivery approach. Delivery options include gamification, flipped classroom, blended learning, hybrid learning and online learning.

Lesson planning

Lesson plans are a roadmap to success. Careful planning at the course design stage , including deciding on a course delivery approach, should be followed by thoughtful lesson planning for all classes.

Copyright and course readings

You are responsible for making sure that material in any courses you teach complies with copyright law. We provide licenses, tools and guidance to make this as easy as possible.

Short loans

High-demand print materials like core textbooks can be placed on 2-hour or 1-day loan.

Using eBooks in courses

How to make the best use of eBooks in your course.