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One of the greatest challenges of planning a course for the first time, or making substantial revisions, is what content to cover. Before my introduction to the principles of backward design, I would ...

Let's try to understand this field called behavioral design or, in other words–the architecture of choice. Lately, there has been quite a bit of buzz around the subject of "behavioral design" and ...

A core argument of user experience (UX) design is that the interface should disappear and become intuitive to use.

Strategic design thinking has one single goal: to understand and solve a problem for its consumer. This method is applied to the design of intangible services and processes, an idea we have become ...

Landscape architects and designers use a variety of guidelines and tools to create attractive, functional outdoor living spaces. While most homeowners and weekend warriors may not have the experience ...

Simply put, lean is the practice of creating more value with fewer resources. The concept is inspired by the Japanese management theory from Toyota, where lean concepts are designed to improve and ...

One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...