One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...

There are two ways that faculty may teach courses that are housed in another academic division: They may teach a cross-listed course. For example, a faculty member teaches a SOC/ATH course that draws ...

Initial difficulty with the English language or reading requirements (available only in a student’s first academic year of study in the U.S.). Unfamiliarity with U.S. teaching methods (available only ...