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Collaborative Design Projects

Collaborate with us to create and deploy unique course enhancements that solve your biggest instructional challenges.

Inspired by Design Thinking, we tackle every collaborative design project with a mindful process centered on identifying the root cause of the issues and creating a rich and rewarding experience for faculty developers and their students. Here are some examples of our recent collaborative projects.

 

Group Work Resources

Collaborative assignments and projects have been identified as one of the high-impact educational practices (HIPS) that significantly impact student success. This module includes resources to help faculty implement and support group work. While these resources focus on the online environment, many of the skills and best practices outlined in the materials are applicable in any modality.

  • Successful Online Group Work (Student Guide)
  • Instructions for Recording Individual or Group Presentations with Zoom
  • A "One Word" discussion - this is a simple way to learn a little more about your students' personalities and for them to learn about each other. This can be a huge help when developing groups and establishing roles for each group member.
  • Group Project Assignment- Add your group project details on this page.
  • Group Project Progress Update - Group Discussion that allows you to check in with each group.
  • Peer Assessment Survey for Group Work Feel free to adapt these elements to fit your needs.

Special thanks to Dr. Sherry Hartnett, Marketing Professor and Founding Director of the Executive Mentor Program, for reaching out to us and allowing us to say "Yes!"

Sketchnoting

Sketchnotes are rich visual notes created from a mix of handwriting, drawings, hand-drawn typography, shapes, and visual elements like arrows, boxes, and lines. Sketchnoting allows the listener to supplement written notes with drawn images to reinforce a key concept or connect big ideas. It can be a great way to synthesize and study written notes, using visuals to recreate and condense pages of notes as you review them.

Backed by research and proven student-centered design, the Sketchnoting as a Study Skill Module introduces sketchnoting as a way to visually represent concepts and improve recall. 

The Canvas module includes this instructional video, a google site with faculty and GA resources, and a fully developed Discussion Board Assignment that includes a grading rubric. The module can be copied into multiple sections of the same course and provides information to ensure consistency across all instructors. 

We would like to thank Dr. Jill Van Der Like, DNP, MSN, RNC School of Nursing, Director, Nursing Skills & Simulation Learning Center for her dedication to this project and willingness to embrace the "show don't tell" mindset. 

 Video Transcript

 

These resources are also shared in UWF Canvas Commons for anyone at UWF to use and adapt for their use. If you would like to discuss ways to modify these resources for your needs or collaborate on a different challenge, please start a Support Ticket or email facultysupport@uwf.edu