Instruction

Strategies for Implementing UCD in Your Course

Provide an agenda or flow chart at the beginning of class, highlighting the order of topics and connections, state the purpose.
Be specific and identify the topic of discussion, avoid pronouns. Speak slowly and signal clearly and frequently when making transitions.
Discuss the purpose of the presentation before you begin class, and at the end of the class for review.
Use essential questions to guide the class discussion and stop the class at key points to check in with student comprehension and engagement.
Scaffold the instructional content, and/or create multi-module content and materials, build on anticipated outcomes.
Seek personal experiences of students with the subject/topic and then integrate those experiences into the course.
Use case studies to highlight points throughout your course.
Use multi-sensory cues when instructing (e.g. "say it--show it--do it").
Describe all visual props (PowerPoint slides, graphs, maps, chart, etc.) orally while showing them.
Stop the class frequently and check in with the students to make sure that they understand the concepts, vary your instruction style if they are struggling.