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 ...

If organizations want their learning and development efforts to produce results, they need to redesign the infrastructure ...

Following a design process can help ensure course quality while reducing the time and effort it takes to develop a highly effective curriculum. Efficient Process: Course design is a complex process ...

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 ...

Our team partners with individual instructors, departments, and groups to apply evidence-based practices in the design and development of learner-centered educational experiences across all modalities ...

The pandemic-driven switch to remote learning alerted many faculty members to the importance of course design. In an online course, keeping students on track requires clarity and structure; it also ...

The program focuses on the knowledge and skills of instructional design and using technology tools to improve teaching and learning, especially on the design of online learning and digital ...

This graduate-level, introductory course provides an overview of the theoretical and practical foundations that inform learning, design, and technology. Course content and activities are designed to ...

Have you or your program conducted and completed the analysis steps? Then, you are ready to begin the Backwards Design process for creating your course and developing learning goals, objectives, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The basic premise of the flipped classroom is that class time is best spent on active learning and higher order thinking, while content delivery can successfully take place outside of the classroom. A ...