This course will provide participants with the skills and knowledge to effectively provide constructive feedback to others. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, and activities, participants will learn how to identify areas for improvement, give feedback in a respectful manner, and create an environment that encourages open communication. Additionally, participants
Constructive alignment is a principle used for devising teaching and learning activities, and assessment tasks, that directly address the intended learning outcomes (ILOs) in a way not typically achieved in traditional lectures, tutorial classes and examinations. Constructive alignment was devised by Professor John B. Biggs, and represents a marriage between a constructivist understanding of the nature of learning, and an aligned design for outcomes-based teaching education. It builds on the ideas proposed by Ralph W. Tyler in his best-selling 1949 book, Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction.