10 articles in this issue
James Castle
This design case details a seven-year iterative design process to create an app for use in online physical education classes. Each iteration addresses the shortcomings of the previous version. The most recent iteration of the app allows students to use Fi... see more
Stuart White
In 2017 Purdue evGrand Prix hired a K-12 Indiana public educator (the author) to write instructional material that could be implemented into participating teams’ high school science and engineering classrooms. The goal was to create science-based integrat... see more
Eric A Kirk, Troy D. Sadler, Li Ke, Laura Zangori
This design case details the design process of a multiple-choice assessment of socio-scientific systems thinking. This assessment is situated within a larger project that aims to understand the ways students use multiple scientific models to understand co... see more
Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, Vanessa Svihla, Abhaya K Datye, Jamie Gomez, Eva Chi, Sang Han
Engineering is fundamentally about design, yet many undergraduate programs offer limited opportunities for students to learn to design. This design case reports on a grant-funded effort to revolutionize how chemical engineering is taught. Prior to this ef... see more
Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb, Jeanne Johnston, Zach Weber
The design case details the collaborative work of a design team—three faculty members, one instructional designer, and one educational resource specialist—to create a simulation-based interprofessional education (IPE) experience for future healthcare prof... see more
Rani Van Schoors, Sohum Bhatt, Jan Elen, Annelies Raes, Wim Van Den Noortgate , Fien Depaepe
Due to swift technological changes in society, programming tasks are proliferating in formal and informal education around the globe. However, challenges arise regarding the acquisition of programming skills. Many students are unequipped to develop progra... see more
Timothy Abraham, Katie Hanifin
The decision to move away from lecture-led instruction in the college classroom is not simple. Planning for and managing a more interactive classroom brings unique challenges and opportunities. A biomechanics instructor and an instructional designer from ... see more
Talia Hurwich, Diana Nicholas, Fraser F. Fleming, Elaine Perignat, Daniel King, Jennifer Katz-Buonincontro, Paul Gondek
Two graduate-level courses were designed to advance creative, interdisciplinary teamwork among graduate students. Over three years, the two courses underwent three iterations largely focused on refinements to teamwork, which led to high-quality student pr... see more
Vanessa Svihla, Megan Jacobs, Tim Castillo, Mary Tsiongas, Leah Buechley, Megan Tucker, Amy Traylor, Drew Trujillo, Reuben Fresquez, Jaziel Cervantes-Carreon, Sydney Nesbit, Reuben Fresquez
Speculative design, as a diverse set of methods that aim to offer critique, can be challenging to engage productively. In this design case, we share how a prior, stalled design project—an ambitious vision of interdisciplinary design education partnered wi... see more
Angelica Boyle
This design case describes the development of a dual-credit hybrid health course for incoming first-year high school students seeking to earn college credit. I developed the hybrid health course from the Personal Health Management course I taught at the u... see more