What is in Domain 4?

Domain 4 attends to designing engaging learning experiences through the intentional use of diverse instructional resources, responsible management of copyright and licensing requirements, and the implementation of frequent, authentic assessments that promote student engagement, measure learning progress, and support mastery of course outcomes.

Essential Standards

  • Standard 4.1: Course offers access to a variety of engaging resources to present content and support learning objectives and collaboration (e.g., high quality videos and other multimedia content).
  • Standard 4.2: Course materials and resources include copyright and licensing status, clearly stating permission to share where applicable. Library faculty are consulted when questions arise regarding copyright and licensing status.
  • Standard 4.3: Course includes frequent and authentic methods to assess the learners’ mastery of content.

Important Standards

  • Standard 4.4: Course provides activities that emulate real world applications of the discipline, such as experiential learning, case studies, and problem-based activities.
  • Standard 4.5: Criteria for the assessment of a graded assignment are clearly articulated in the assignment instructions. You may wish to include rubrics, examples, etc.
  • Standard 4.6: Course content and assessments are purposefully designed to promote learner agency through the Universal Design for Learning framework. The course structure emphasizes learner support, access, and executive function while providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action & expression.
  • Standard 4.7: Course uses exclusively low-cost or no-cost materials like open educational resources or library resources.