Original Book: Creating Significant Learning Experiences
This is the book that initially presented the full set of ideas associated with Integrated Course Design and the Taxonomy of Significant Learning. It is available in hardcover and e-book forms. Here are links for anyone wishing to buy a copy:
- Jossey-Bass: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787960551.html
- Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Significant-Learning-Experiences-Integrated/dp/0787960551/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267802812&sr=1-1
Translations: The original book has also been translated into other languages. Chinese (simplified) and Arabic translations have been completed; Japanese and Chinese (Traditional) translations are in preparation.
Here are the title and copyright pages of the completed translations:
Collection of Case Studies
In the fall of 2009, a collection of 10 essays was published in which the authors described (a) how they used the ideas of Integrated Course Design and (b) what happened to student engagement and student learning when they did use it.
This was published in Jossey-Bass’ series on New Directions for Teaching and Learning, #119 (Fall, 2009), edited by L. Dee Fink & Arletta Knight Fink. Here are links for anyone wishing to purchase a copy:
- Jossey-Bass: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470554800.html
- Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_21?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=designing+courses+for+significant+learning+voices+of+experience&x=0&y=0&sprefix=designing+courses+for
“A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning”
This is intended as a “do-it-yourself” guide for designing courses. It lays out a series of ideas and steps, followed by worksheets for doing each step. 36 pp. Here is a link for the English version: “Self-Directed Guide..”
Translations: People in other countries have found this Guide valuable enough to translate into their own languages: Here are copies of the Guide in other languages:
IDEA Paper #42: “Integrated Course Design”
People at the IDEA Center at Kansas State University put together an excellent synopsis (6 pp) of the main ideas in the original book on Creating Significant Learning Experiences. That Paper is available, full-text, online at: http://www.theideacenter.org/sites/default/files/Idea_Paper_42.pdf