One of the key challenges teachers face in helping students achieve their learning goals is creating course content that motivates them to acquire lasting experiences and knowledge. In this article, ...

The Learning Design Center takes a collaborative approach to any course design project, whether we are designing one individual learning module or an entire online program. High quality course design ...

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 ...

As online learning courses continue to grow, the need for quality standards has become critical. CLU utilizes Quality Matters (QM) standards to guide the course design process. Quality Matters (QM) is ...

This guide has been created to support WMU instructors in the design and development of courses for all modalities, helping them to create learning experiences that meet instructional goals and ...

New and emerging GenAI tools can assist educators throughout the entire course development process, from initial planning to final production. Course design typically follows a backward-design method, ...

Most faculty have used a “forward thinking” approach to course design – first, identify or develop materials and activities for teaching, then design assessments to measure the teaching outcomes.

Faculty who are new to online teaching now have a powerful new resource: the Interactive Guide to Online Course Design, created by the instructional designers in the Office of Instructional Design ...