Developing a Course

Assemble the Pieces

1. Content Idea Storm

Write down content ideas as fast as you can onto yellow sticky notes. Do not think about order or organization yet - just write ideas down as they come. Having the ideas on sticky notes will be handy later when you start trying to organize your ideas.

2. Learning Objectives & Performance Tasks

For each topic, list on pink sticky notes the major learning objectives and the tasks students must do to reach that objective.

3. Course Resources

On orange sticky notes, list all primary print and Internet resources for the course. Then place them, as appropriate, among the topic and tasks sticky notes.

4. Links to Supporting Resources

List supporting resources on green sticky notes. Place them spatially according to where they fit within the primary topics.

Remedial



• Are there topics or material that students need to know to take your course, but often do not?
Supplemental



• Are there topics that are related to the course, but not usually taught, that may be of interest to students?
Advanced



• List advanced topics that might be of interest to students who are majoring in this content area, or who are extremely interested in the subject of the course and want to know more.

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