Glossary terms
- assessment activity
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An activity in which learners are asked to successfully demonstrate their level/extent of knowledge, performance of skills, or development of attitudes.
- constructive alignment
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An approach to course designing beginning with the end, the learning outcomes, and crafting alignment with assessments, teaching activities and content.
- course goals
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General statements that indicate the broad intentions of a course. These goals can be mapped to the program curriculum as indicators of purpose and cohesion.
- learning outcome
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A statement that describes what a student is expected to learn from a single class, a course or an entire program.
- module
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An instructional unit that focuses on a particular topic.
- teaching activity
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An activity designed to support learners in developing their knowledge, skills or attitudes.
- teaching objectives
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Describes the instructor’s responsibilities, goals or intentions for the course. They often focus on the content that you, as the instructor, want to cover with your students.
- threshold topics
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Concepts that are typically difficulty or counterintuitive, but once understood transformative in the way students view the topic. Most instructors can easily identify the main threshold topics in their course.
