A collection of web pages and resources to design and develop courses – resources focused on fully online or blended/ flexible learning design will be highlighted as found.
CANADA – BC
BC Institute of Technology
- Course Development (including Online Course Development)
- Designing and Using Visuals [PDF]
- Developing Written Tests [PDF]
- Preparing Lesson Plans [PDF]
- Preparing and Using Student Handouts [PDF]
- Creating a Rubric [PDF]
- Writing Learning Outcomes [PDF]
- Developing Checklists and Rating Scales [PDF]
Note: focused pro-d small group approach – Lesson Study
Lesson Study is a facilitated peer-group approach to improving your lesson preparation, delivery and practice with the goal of becoming a more effective instructor.
Simon Fraser University
Teaching and Learning Centre: Resources and Tools
- Course Planning
Videos of key scholars and practitioners in student learning, learning design and pedagogical innovation in higher education
University of BC
UBC Wiki
Designing for a Quality Online Course (PDPIE)
CANADA – Alberta
University of Calgary – Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
** no visible access to their support for online teaching resources or TOP program – they use D2L – now apparently a 6 week Teaching Online Program (TOP)
CANADA – Ontario
University of Guelph
The Office of the Provost
- Course Design through Constructive Alignment
- Course-Specific Learning Outcomes
- Ensuring Student Success and Engagement (effective teaching and learning environments)
Course Design and Development Resources
- Assessment, Rubrics and Marking
- Assessing Group Work in Online Courses | Teaching Online for New Instructors
- Creating Rubrics | Illinois Online Network
- CREST+Model: Writing Effective Online Discussion Questions | MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
- Evaluating Discussion Forums for Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Faculty Focus
- Practice Approaches to eMarking | Flinders Learning Online
- Rubrics and Other Tips for Writing Online Assignments | Washington University
- Whys & Hows of Assessment | Carnegie Mellon University
- Course Design
- Bloom’s Taxonomy Blooms Digitally | Tech & Learning
- Considerations in Online Course Design – IDEA Paper #52
- Nine Steps to Quality Online Learning: Step 7 – Design Course Structure and Learning Activities | Tony Bates
- Pedagogical Practice (Course Content, Interaction, & Assessment) | Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository
- Trends in Online Education
- Instructional Design and Educational Theory
- Learning Activities
- Quality Assurance in Online Learning
- Teaching and Learning Online with Technology and Media
USA
ASCD – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- 2012 Understanding by Design – a white paper (pdf) (by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins)
Carleton College
The Science Education Resource Center
Teach the Earth – Course Design
Carnegie Mellon University
Eberly Center – Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
On the Cutting Edge (a professional development program for geoscience faculty)
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