Developed through campus-wide consultations from 2024-25 and released in October 2025, the Teaching and Learning Space Framework lays out a 10-year plan to make Queen’s classrooms more collaborative, ...

Integrating course design and assessment planning ensures cohesive teaching practices and enhances student learning outcomes. An integrated approach considers the interconnectedness of situational ...

Have you or your program conducted and completed the analysis steps? Then, you are ready to begin the Backwards Design process for creating your course and developing learning goals, objectives, and ...

Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Backward Design; Understanding Understanding; Gaining Clarity on Our Goals; The Six Facets of Understanding; Essential Questions: Doorways to Understanding; ...

Below is a collection of resources to help guide the instruction and assessment of student learning in your courses. For a more extensive list of teaching strategies, please check out Vanderbilt’s ...

Creating a course map is like planning a road trip—you start with your destination (learning outcomes) and chart the best route to get there (instruction, activities, and assessments). A ...