Blueprints for Course Design

""In Blueprints, Booth, Harvey, and Rabon not only commend theoretically sound principles and experience-tested practices for learning-centered design, planning, and delivery, they collaborate to model them. Any reader--regardless of educational, theoretical, and experiential background--will discover sound reasons and ready-made tools to improve instructional impact in both traditional classroom and online modalities. The extensive use of summaries and charts renders the book an ongoing active reference for instructional design and planning."" --Ralph E. Enlow Jr., Board Chair, International Alliance for Christian Education ""For twenty years, I had the privilege to teach university students before being 'demoted' to administrative roles. I loved the classroom and enjoyed every second of it. I regret not having read Blueprints for Course Design before stepping into the classroom. I truly believe if I had done so, that I would have given them a better education. I fear I was more of what the authors call 'the sage on the stage' than 'the guide on the side.' I focused more on my teaching than on the students learning."" --William H. Jones, President, Columbia International University ""Blueprints for Course Design integrates disparate educational processes and offers a one-stop shop for educators in higher education. The authors rightly advocate a learning-centered approach that will bring about transformation in the areas of character formation and competence of the learner. Any educator who is keen on approaching higher education from a comprehensive and learning-centered approach will benefit immensely from this book."" --Abeneazer G. Urga, Evangelical Theological College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia