This guide has been created to support WMU instructors in the design and development of courses for all modalities, helping them to create learning experiences that meet instructional goals and ...

Creating a course map is like planning a road trip—you start with your destination (learning outcomes) and chart the best route to get there (instruction, activities, and assessments). A ...

One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...

The Learning Design & Learning Sciences program prepares creative and adaptable learning scientists and designers who can transform learning in diverse contexts. Our program uniquely defines learning ...

We’ve been longtime fans of the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan. CAI’s founding executive director, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation James DeVaney, is a good ...

Our learning experience design team partners with faculty to create engaging, student-centered multimedia learning activities across online, hybrid, and face-to-face formats, with expertise in ...

Identify needs, which may include the learning context and audience. How do you get there? Start with writing goals and learning objectives, then focus on assessments, learning activities, and ...

If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that understanding the whole student matters. Since March of 2020, billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of person hours have been spent enabling ...

Our instructional experts at the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) and Teaching & Learning Technologies (TLT) support the mission of Innovative Learning by exploring course design with Purdue ...