Backwards Design This process allows instructors to reverse engineer assignments/course curriculum by considering the learning outcomes for an assignment (or course) first and then planning accordingly around those objectives. In short, one builds a course by focusing on the skills and outcomes students will learn first and then creating formative assessments and assignments that will help student meet those objectives. Photo courtesy of Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Posted on February 15, 2022 (February 15, 2022) by Erin Bell