Workshop: Beyond Coverage: Backward Design

Course ID - CTD0395u 

Short Title: Backward Design    

* Approved CT&D Workshop for Faculty Professional Development hours.

Description:
This workshop focuses on the concept of “backward design” to general education courses and shifts course design from disciplinary content to disciplinary thinking. Content becomes a raw material, a tool for exploring the key ways of constructing knowledge that constitute disciplinary modes of thinking, rather than an end in itself. Assessments then focus on applying course content to authentic questions and problems within the discipline

 
 
 Objectives

As a result of successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Use a Backward design process to develop or revise a course
• Identify ways of thinking and constructing knowledge that are appropriate for a disciplinary general education course
• Refocus course design - including classroom activities, assignments, and assessments - on disciplinary thinking rather than on coverage

 

Dates of Workshop	Reference #	Delivery Format	Meeting Days/Time	Campus/Room	Instructor
05/21/13	773189	F-2-F	Tuesday 1:30pm - 3:00pm After completion of the workshop and project, 2.5 FPD credits will be awarded. Project is due to Barika Barboza, bbarboza@mdc.edu  by 6/72013	Wolfson/3404-8	Barika Barboza
05/22/13	773609	F-2-F	Wednesday 1:30pm - 3:00pm After completion of the workshop and project, 2.5 FPD credits will be awarded. Project is due to Barika Barboza, bbarboza@mdc.edu  by 6/82013	Kendall/R-354	Barika Barboza
05/23/13	773613	F-2-F	Thursday 1:30pm - 3:00pm After completion of the workshop and project, 2.5 FPD credits will be awarded. Project is due to Barika Barboza, bbarboza@mdc.edu  by 6/92013	North/8322	Barika Barboza

Registration information
Course ID: CTD0395u  
Course Title: Backward Design
Reference # - see table 

How to Register

Registration for CT&D workshops are through the Student Information and Registration system.  The process for registering for a CTD workshop will be the same as registering for a regular class at MDC.  

New - Easier registration for workshops

You can access the Registration System and register for a CTD workshop using the same user name and password that use to login to your computer.    Example:   Richard Johnson  would be rjohnson     (You will NOT need to create a separate student myMDC account to register for a CTD workshop) 

Make a note of the Reference Number for the workshop then go to Registration Instructions

Once you have registered for a class, you can print your schedule.    Please make every effort to attend once you've registered as seats are limited.     However, If you need to drop, you can also do this through the Web Registration screen.     CTD classes will appear on your transcript as non-credit classes.

If you need special assistance to participate in this workshop due to a disability, please call CT&D at 7-2366 so that appropriate arrangements can be made.  College Training and Development complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.