Course Design and Teaching Support
Digital Learning partners with faculty to strengthen teaching and student learning across face-to-face, hybrid, flex, and online courses. Our Instructional Designers can help with one teaching challenge, assignment, assessment, module, or activity—or collaborate on a larger course design or redesign project.
Unique to Digital Learning: Our Concierge Model of Instructional Design Support
Every academic department is assigned a dedicated Instructional Designer who becomes familiar with your discipline, teaching goals, and students. Rather than wondering who to contact, you have a trusted partner who understands your context and can connect you with the right people, resources, and opportunities to support your teaching.
How Can We Help?
Work with an Instructional Designer on one teaching challenge, one assignment, one
module, or a larger course design project.
Some common starting points include:
Improve Course or Module Organization
Strengthen Assignments and Assessments
Align Outcomes, Activities, and Assessments
Increase Student Interaction and Engagement
Develop Effective and Efficient Feedback Practices
Improve Accessibility and Access
Organize Canvas for Easier Student Navigation
Adapt Assignments and Assessments for Generative AI
Review a Course from the Student Perspective
Design or Redesign a Course in Any Modality
What to Expect
Your Instructional Designer will begin by asking about your course, students, goals, and the challenge or opportunity you would like to address. Together, you can explore practical teaching and design strategies that fit your discipline, course context, and available time. The process may involve one conversation, several meetings, or a longer course-design partnership, depending on your needs.
A Conversation Might Start With ...
- “Students seem confused by this assignment.”
- “I want students to participate more meaningfully.”
- “Providing feedback is taking too much time.”
- “I need to revise an assessment because of generative AI.”
- “My Canvas course is difficult for students to navigate.”
- “I am preparing to teach in a new modality.”
- “I would like another perspective on this course or activity.”
- “I know something needs improvement, but I am not sure where to begin.”
