Dr. Jessica Waesche
Course Title: Contemporary Behavior Therapy
Modality: W
Credit Hours: 3
Main Highlight: Below you will see the module 1 text outline showing how Dr. Waesche designed and organized a two-week long module for students and a screenshot showing how she applied her module 1 outline to create and organize the module in her Canvas course. She chunked the content and activities into multiple pages to clearly guide students through the content, activities, and assessment while also reducing cognitive load for students and supporting mobile friendly design.
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Module 1 Outline Screenshot of Module 1 in Canvas
Module 1: Introduction, History, and Background of Behavior Therapy
Time span: Two weeks
- Overview - Canvas Page
- Study Guide - Canvas Page
- Understanding Behavior Therapy - Canvas Page
- Sub-topics:
- Introduction to Behavior Therapy
- Mini-lecture - video embedded on page
- Ethics
- A History of Behavior Therapy - Canvas Page
- Sub-topics:
- Behaviorism and Classical Conditioning
- Behaviorism vs. Psychoanalysis
- The Development of Behavior Therapy
- Understanding the Behavioral Model - Canvas Page
- Sub-topics:
- Covert vs. Overt behaviors
- The ABC Model
- Learning Activities & Assessments
- You're the Professor - group discussion
- scaffolded into three parts
- Materia practice activity
- Module 1 Exam/Quiz
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