{"id":1256,"date":"2024-11-04T11:30:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2024-11-04T11:30:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:30:51","slug":"the-modular-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/2024\/11\/04\/the-modular-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"The Modular Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Course design at UBalt is evolving, and our focus on student success has led us to explore how design choices impact learning through a user experience (UX) lens.\u00a0CELTT conducted research to ensure our course structures support student engagement and comprehension in meaningful ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our literature review revealed that principles like cognitive load theory, chunking, and flow are essential to effective course design. Reducing cognitive overload helps students process information more efficiently, while chunking breaks content into manageable units, making complex material easier to absorb. Flow theory emphasizes creating a seamless and engaging experience that keeps students motivated and focused. These insights underscore the value of the Modules feature in Canvas, which organizes content into structured, easy-to-navigate segments that align with these design principles. Additionally, the research highlighted the importance of consistency, usability, and findability, further reinforcing the benefits of a well-designed, modular approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To help faculty visualize these findings and implement best practices, we\u2019ve created a UX infographic that outlines key design strategies. We encourage you to explore the infographic to see how these principles can transform your course design and better support our students\u2019 learning experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1257\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/UX-Modality-Research-Infographic.png\" alt=\"The Impact of Course Design on Student Learning\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1700\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course design at UBalt is evolving, and our focus on student success has led us to explore how design choices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6618,"featured_media":1257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,37],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1256"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6618"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1258,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1256\/revisions\/1258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/celtt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}