DESIGNING A COURSE

Students from Tufts' Fletcher School's Global Master of Arts Program (GMAP) program during their residency. (Caitlin Cunningham/Tufts University)
Students from Tufts’ Fletcher School’s Global Master of Arts Program (GMAP) program during their residency. (Caitlin Cunningham/Tufts University)

Course design involves discovering your own teaching philosophy, shaping learning goals and objectives, applying core learning principles to your design, and working with available technologies.

A learner-centered design philosophy – Backward Design

Backward design helps us to make sure that a course introduces the most important skills, strategies and content, and that both the instructor and student know how they are progressing towards those goals along the way. 

As you design your courses, it can also be helpful to:

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