by jcleaver | Mar 4, 2021 | Creativity, iCollege, Instructional Design, Pedagogy Bytes, Teaching
Does your course have a story to tell? A fruitful way to view your course is through the lens of narrative or story. No matter what the topic or discipline there is always a way to incorporate storytelling in course design. Embedding your discipline’s concepts...
by jcleaver | Oct 24, 2019 | Creativity, Instructional Design, Teaching, Uncategorized
Forrest Gump, the titular character of the beloved American film Forrest Gump, is known for saying “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” I would argue, that life is much more like a box of onions. You don’t know what you’ve got...
by jcleaver | Sep 17, 2019 | Creativity, Instructional Design, Teaching
Transforming a face-to-face course into a 100% online course for the first time can be a daunting experience. It’s a big change and in the beginning it may seem a nebulous task to take on. This summer, I partnered with professor Eric Wright, Ph.D., to redesign SOCI...
by jcleaver | Jun 28, 2019 | 01 - Program Planning, 02 - Course Planning, 03 - Module Design, 05 - Accessibility & Usability, 07 - Engaging Students, 08 - Fostering Growth, 09 - Learning Activities, 10 - Maintaining Transparency, Diversity, Social Justice
The Diversity Readiness Rubric: Talk the Talk Or Walk the Walk The Diversity Readiness Rubric is a unique guide designed to improve our course designs at CETL. It articulates a robust set of standards for evaluating courses while expressing Georgia...
by jcleaver | May 24, 2018 | LX Design Process
This spring marks the end of the Staff Innovators Program (SIP). SIP is a rigorous year-long program in design thinking that focuses on human-centered design. I had the great fortune to collaborate on this project with the indefatigable champion of innovation,...
