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Dee Fink webinar Dec 2021
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Educators and instructional designers interested in improving course design and student learning outcomes.
TL;DR
This webinar features Dee Fink discussing his work on integrated course design and the taxonomy of significant learning. He explains how to create courses that foster long-term, personal value for students beyond just content memorization.
Key Takeaways
- Integrated Course Design and the Taxonomy of Significant Learning offer a framework for creating courses with long-term, personal value for students beyond just content memorization.
- Effective course design should move away from a topic-by-topic approach and focus on learning outcomes that students will find personally relevant and applicable.
- The Taxonomy of Significant Learning helps identify potential learning outcomes that can impact a diverse range of students in meaningful and varied ways.
- Integrated Course Design provides a model for translating learning goals into specific activities and assessments that ensure students truly grasp and can utilize the material.
- The process involves backward design, starting with desired learning outcomes and then determining the assessments and activities needed to achieve them.
- Significant Learning by Design courses guide instructors through outlining outcomes, assessments, and activities, with a second course focusing on building out the full course structure.
- Beyond cognitive knowledge, the taxonomy emphasizes the importance of 'caring' and other affective dimensions in achieving truly significant learning experiences for students.
In This Video
- 00:00Introduction and Welcome
The webinar begins with a welcome and introductions. Participants are encouraged to introduce themselves.
- 00:13Dee Fink's Background
Dee Fink shares his background in geography education and instructional development at the University of Oklahoma.
- 01:10Bridgette Aaron's Introduction
Bridgette Aaron introduces herself and her work with Dee Fink on course design and significant learning.
- 01:55Webinar Format and Housekeeping
The session is informal. Participants are asked to mute microphones. Questions will be addressed throughout.
- 03:03Integrated Course Design Framework
The discussion focuses on integrated course design and the taxonomy of significant learning, based on Dee Fink's work.
- 03:28Significant Learning by Design Courses
Details on SLD1 (three-column table, backward design) and SLD2 (building out the course, weekly outcomes).
- 04:39Additional Organizational Courses
Information on other online courses offered, including teaching students how to learn and designing a motivational syllabus.
- 06:15Practical Applications of Significant Learning
A question is posed about the practical application of the taxonomy of significant learning, beyond content knowledge.
- 07:20Rethinking Course Design
Dee Fink explains his approach to course design, moving beyond topics to focus on long-term student value.
Questions & Answers
What is Dee Fink's background in higher education?
Dee Fink has a graduate degree from the University of Chicago and worked on teaching geography in higher education. He later started an instructional development program at the University of Oklahoma to help faculty improve their teaching.
What is integrated course design?
Integrated course design is a model for building a course that focuses on achieving specific learning goals and identifying the right learning activities and assessments to ensure students truly understand and can use the material.
What is the taxonomy of significant learning?
The taxonomy of significant learning provides possible learning outcomes that can impact a wide variety of students in various ways, going beyond just short-term memory.
How does Dee Fink suggest structuring a course?
Dee Fink suggests structuring a course not around topics, but around learning outcomes that have long-term and personal value to students, leading to a more impactful learning experience.
What are the 'Significant Learning by Design' courses?
These are online courses based on Dee Fink's work. SLD1 focuses on designing a three-column table using backward design and the taxonomy of significant learning, while SLD2 involves building out the course with weekly outcomes, assessments, and activities.
Key Terms
- Integrated Course Design — A model for building courses that aligns learning goals, activities, and assessments to ensure student understanding and application.
- Taxonomy of Significant Learning — A framework that categorizes potential learning outcomes to ensure they have long-term and personal value for students.
- Backward Design — A course planning process that starts with desired learning outcomes and then determines the assessments and activities needed to achieve them.