Golf is hard, though some rounds come easier than others. Why the variance? Well, golf is fickle. But that’s not all. The skill and experience of the player matters. So does the difficulty of the ...

If you have ever examined a scorecard or posted a score for handicap purposes, you have probably seen the terms Course Rating™ and Slope Rating®. While most golfers know they pertain to course ...

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For many swimmers, spring means more than just sunny weather and outdoor workouts. It’s the beginning of the infamous long course season. Short course season runs for the majority of the year, from ...

As we sit around and contemplate our world amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, we've had ample time to think about the future of course design, and what might be in store over the next decade. We asked 20 ...

One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...

Welcome to A Beginner’s Guide to Golf Course Design, where we’ll dig into the history, design and meaning of golf course architecture terms you’ve probably heard before but might not fully understand.

At first glance it can be hard to unpack the shorthand used for courses at William & Mary. Here's an explanation. In the example above, note the Short Course Title "Worlds of Music." Sometimes there's ...

With very few exceptions, online teaching and learning will be the primary mode of education for the majority of higher education students in many jurisdictions this fall as concerns about COVID-19 ...

Creating a course map is like planning a road trip—you start with your destination (learning outcomes) and chart the best route to get there (instruction, activities, and assessments). A ...

A digital marketing course is a good entry point for anyone wanting a career in SEO or online marketing. It can help to provide a basic knowledge base as a starting point. You can build many different ...

What is a massive open online course (MOOC)? A massive open online course (MOOC) is a typically free web-based distance learning program that's designed for large numbers of geographically dispersed ...