Course Design/Development

Course Design

• Design & Teach A Course - Carnegie Mellon University

  Breaks course design into categories (i.e., scope and content, course objectives, maximizing the TAS role, etc) and offers a wealth of information under each category.

  http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/index.html

• Course Design Resources - Center for Instructional Development and Research, University of Washington

  Information about course design tools, case studies concerning course design case studies and list of recommended readings

  http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/resources/designtools.html

Curriculum Development

• Good Practice: Curriculum Development - Centre for Teaching and Learning, Queen's University

  Guidelines for curriculum development, references, developing a syllabus, developing a lesson plan, setting goals and more.

  http://www.queensu.ca/ctl/goodpractice/curriculumdevelopment/index.html

• Curriculum, Course, and Program Design and Assessment - National Academy for Academic Leadership

  Briefly reviews some principles on curriculum design, lists curricular outcome goals and objectives and lists some recommended readings.

  http://www.thenationalacademy.org/

• Developing a Curriculum Archives and Resources (DACUM)

  Basic introduction to “Developing A CurriculUM” (DACUM). Some web links included for more information.

  http://www.dacum.org/

Instructional Design for Online Courses Development

• Develop Online Courses - stylusinc

  Step-by-step guide to developing online courses. Related links provided.

  http://stylusinc.com/online_course/tutorial/process.htm

• Online Education Resources: Instructional Design - Illinois Online Network

  Articles of relevance to online learning and instructional design.

  http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/id/index.asp

• Principles of Online Design - Florida Gulf Coast University

  Information on instructional/audience analysis, goals/objectives, instructional activities, evaluation, and teaching strategies.

  http://www.fgcu.edu/onlinedesign/designDev.html

• Theory and Practice of Online Learning - Athabasca University

  Compiles the online and distance education expertise that was developed at Canada’s Open University during the past 30 years. The book (free to download) addresses the “practical issues all online educators face, from infrastructure and course development to student support and copyright issues.”

  http://cde.athabascau.ca/online_book/

Learning Objectives

• Learning Outcomes - Mount Royal College

  Resources and links to support faculty in identifying, analyzing, writing and integrating learning outcomes into curriculum.

• Writing Learning Outcomes - Learning & Teaching Centre, British Columbia Institute of Technology

  Helps instructors better understand and write learning outcomes.

  http://www.bcit.ca/ltc/curriculum/courses/

Syllabi

• Issues to Consider When Writing a Syllabus - Dr. Lauren Scharff

  Offers pointers about issues to consider when writing a syllabus.

  http://www.laurenscharff.com/courseinfo/TS/wrtsyllabus.html

• Learning-Centered Syllabi Workshop - Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Iowa State University

  Guide helping to promote the value of a learning-centered syllabus and offers suggestions for creating one.

  http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/syllabi.html

• Learning-Centered Syllabus - Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Delaware

  Suggests items to consider when writing a syllabus

  http://cte.udel.edu/instructional-topics/designing-courses/designing-learning-centered-syllabus.html