course design

Planning educational content

Course design is the process of planning and structuring educational content—selecting what to teach, in what sequence, and through what methods.

It encompasses learning objectives, assessments, materials, and activities: The professor spent the summer on course design for her new seminar.

In golf, course design refers to the architecture and layout of holes on a golf course.

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planning vs. execution

course designteaching

Profession of instructing others

instruction · classroom teaching · lecturing · student assessment · grading

creation vs. reception

course designcourse enrollment

Joining academic classes

studying · learning

structure vs. absence of structure

course designautodidacticism

Practice of self-instruction

self-directed learning

Family

course, design, curriculum

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