Embed learning in complex, realistic, and relevant environments

Provide for social negotiation as an integral part of learning.

Support multiple perspectives and multiple modes of representation.

Encourage ownership in learning.

Nurture self-awareness of the knowledge construction process.

Major focus of course revolves around supporting students in completing a real, personally-relevant design project

Students receive extensive feedback and input from instructor and peers

Students have access to multiple and varied resources and examples through a rich and flexible knowledge base

Students choose their own problems for the course project.

Students create their own ID Handbooks.

Students complete pre- and post-surveys of their ID skills

Students create their own rubric for evaluating their course project

Students annotate their ID Handbook resources to say why information they have included is personally useful.