Course Design Basics
Explore your options
- If you have a new course to design or an existing course that you would like to redesign, we welcome you to schedule a meeting to consult with one of our educational developers. We can help you through this process by meeting with you on a regular basis to discuss your vision for the course, provide relevant resources and give feedback based on the type of course, the available timeline, your teaching philosophy and your learners.
- If multimedia development may be a component of the design process for your course, you may also be paired with a multimedia developer from the TLC.
Ask questions
Some of the questions that an educational developer would explore with you when planning or updating a course include:
- What are your own beliefs about teaching and learning?
- How does this course fit into the overall program?
- What are the course learning outcomes?
- Will it be offered online, face-to-face or in a hybrid (blended) format?
- What do you know about the students who may take this course?
Additional Resources
For more questions you might consider when planning or redesigning a course, review the Analyze Context, Content and Process handout shared with a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) through the CU Open site.
If you are interested in learning more about the various elements of course design, you might also explore the following pages:
Help and Support
The educational developers at the Teaching and Learning Centre are available for one-on-one sessions in course design. Contact the Teaching and Learning Centre at teachingandlearning@ontariotechu.ca