Putting the horse back in front of the cart: Using visions and decisions about high-quality learning experiences to drive course design

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-89

  Allen, Deborah ^a   Tanner, Kimberly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; SCHOOL; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; SCHOOLS; TEACHING;

EID: 34250827910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.07-03-0017     Document Type: Review

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