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Digital Learning Instructional Strategy Guide: Course Structure and Alignment

Instructors can stay focused on facilitating and fostering student learning when content is well organized, aligned and presented with coherence. When using digital courseware it is especially important that instructors ensure content is consistent throughout all elements of the course (i.e., readings, presentations, assessments). This strategy guide walks faculty through a 6-step process of designing a course that maximizes student learning by designing a course that is easy to navigate, transparent, and organized consistently.

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Adams, S, Buchan, T, Garth-McCullough, R & Hampton, M. (2022, September 19) Digital Learning Instructional Strategy Guide Series. Achieving the Dream and Every Learner Everywhere. https://www.everylearnereverywhere.org/resources/

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