37 Course Design Process

The Diagram of Course Design Process outlines the OTL design process and is regularly reviewed and updated. If you are looking for something and cannot find it, contact Janel Mitchell, IDIII or Julie Swindler, IDII and we will add it.

Design/Development Timeline

  1. Courses are assigned to their respective IDs in Monday.com by Seth Gurell, IDA Director. Requests are submitted and prioritized by the Academic Affairs Online Learning Council.
  2. ID creates Course Design Plan.
  3. ID sends Survey link:  https://qualtrics.uvu.edu/employee/SV_eR5rbuSJ5ptKpjU?id=[REPLACE HIGHLIGHTED TEXT WITH YOUR UVID] to new faculty:
  4. ID schedules first meeting with faculty.
    1. Offer the option to complete the Foundations of Course Design experience as appropriate.
    2. Discuss principles of Backward Design as needed.
    3. Introduce the Course Design Plan (Course Outcomes, Summative Assessments).
  5. Subsequent meetings: Complete the Course Design Plan
    1. Module Titles and Learning Objectives
    2. Instructional materials and resources
  6. Once the Course Design Plan is complete, report in Monday.com and request 1st payment. (Changing the Status of “Course Design” to “Complete” will notify the IDA Director that payment is needed).
  7. Create the Canvas Course Shell.
    1. Wireframe
      1. Import the Course Template into Canvas shell.
      2. Use Multi Tool to create the modules according to the Course Design Plan.
    2. Image Banners
      1. Select images from AdobeStock.com when possible.
      2. Discuss options with the faculty member.
      3. Get faculty approval of the banner(s).
      4. Place image banners on all overview and syllabus pages (and optional home page)
    3. Department Branding and Secondary Marks
      1. Place the department secondary marks at the bottom of overview and syllabus pages.
  8. Add details to the assessments and rubrics.
  9. Add Instructional Content, Read / Watch pages.
  10. Make the course Accessible.
    1. Check Panorama accessibility score.
  11. Complete Module Overview pages.
  12. Complete Syllabus and Course Schedule pages.
  13. On the Monday board, set the date you want the Mid-semester Course Design Survey results pulled (MSS due date column).
  14. Report course complete in Monday.com and request course review.
  15. Receive Course Review Results.
    1. Prepare Course Review Response Form.
    2. Meet with faculty member to discuss review.
    3. Submit Course Review Response Form
  16. Add any course elements you feel are exemplary to the IDA Course Design Buffet.
  17. If a faculty member wants to update their Canvas course as the semester progresses (away from their live course), they may request an ODS (Ongoing Developments Shell) from Karen Arteaga.
  18. If a course is a multi-section course, use an ODS to hold course content being used by multiple sections and instructors for a master Canvas course situation.
    1. Multiple instructors can be enrolled so they can collaborate on and import the content to their own Canvas sections each semester.
    2. Faculty can also be enrolled as “future instructors” so they can import but not edit the course
  19. If a faculty would prefer to manage multiple course sections in the same Canvas course, they can request their course be cross listed ideally before the start of the semester and any student submissions. See Cross-listing Courses.

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