SYSEN 6950

Design for Learning: Bridging STEM Education Research and Practice

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Intended for graduate students (and others) interested in developing their skills as educators, mentors, and advisors as part of their future careers in engineering or related fields. It includes discussion and practice of effective learning design techniques and assessments, an overview of current education research and discussions, an introduction to assets-based approaches to designing learning experiences and opportunities to practice design-based approaches to creating learning experiences.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024SP

Learning Outcomes

• Reflect on and analyze instructional approaches to effectively design learning experiences and include diverse learner needs.
• Reflect on and describe the attributes of effective learning experience design in engineering or closely related fields grounded in evidence from literature.
• Interpret and connect current trends and literature in STEM education research to learning experience design.
• Leverage educational design principles and learning theory to design and facilitate a learning experience.
• Articulate a philosophy of and approach to designing learning experiences.

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