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Kelley, Bruce C. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2009
In his book "Creating Significant Learning Experiences" (2003), Dee Fink challenges professors to create a deep vision for the courses they teach. Educators often have a vision for what their courses could be, but often lack a model for instituting change. Fink's book provides that model. In this article, the author describes how this model helped…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Active Learning, Learning Experience, Teaching Models
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Nicoll-Senft, Joan M. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2009
Just as the popular television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" targets the demolition and reconstruction of a home so that it better meets the needs of its owners, Fink's approach to integrated course design (ICD; 2003) provides higher education faculty with the tools to deconstruct and do a major remodel of their college courses. Teaching…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teaching Models, Instructional Design, Instructional Innovation
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Fallahi, Carolyn R.; Levine, Laura E.; Nicoll-Senft, Joan M.; Tessier, Jack T.; Watson, Cheryl L.; Wood, Rebecca M. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2009
This article presents an interdisciplinary approach to course redesign that enhanced student learning across all six categories in Dee Fink's taxonomy. A meta-analysis of the results provides evidence that integrated course design produces significant learning. In this article, the authors tell four connected stories: (1) how Fink's book,…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Course Descriptions, Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness