Instructional Design and Development

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Who We Are

Our team partners with individual instructors, departments, and groups to apply evidence-based practices in the design and development of learner-centered educational experiences across all modalities. We provide program and learning experience consultations, a functional framework for course development and redesign, and lead and support educational development initiatives.

What We Do

Course development and design/redesign
Programmatic and curricular support
1:1 teaching and learning consultations
Large and small group individualized workshops and trainings
Quality Matters rubric guidance
Regular programming focused on evidence-based teaching and learning practices
Resources, templates, and support for courses and learning activities
Collaborative partnership creation and facilitation focused on addressing challenges and opportunities in teaching and learning
OER creation and publication in partnership with the University Libraries

FAQs

How do I reach out to work with the team?

Email us at wmux_teachlearn@wmich.edu

Do you only work with online classes?

No. We can work with you on any of your courses, in any modality – online, face to face, synchronous, partially synchronous, asynchronous, hybrid, flipped, HyFlex – we support you in thinking through and designing it all.

What if I don’t want to do a whole course design?

No worries. We support instructors in the creation of learning experiences big or small, whether it is a single activity or a course design, we work with it all, in any modality.

What if I am interested in a course review to see what I might want to focus on updating?

Reach out. We have a functional framing checklist that we use to work with instructors so that they can complete a self-review, while an instructional designer also completes a review of the course design. We then come together and discuss the course, what we might want to focus on, and make a plan for updates together. We also have more rigorous options available for online and hybrid courses specifically, ask about our Quality Matters option for more information.

Does it cost money to work with your team on my course?

No. We are here to work with you on thinking through and creating learning experiences that are informed by evidence-based practices so that both instructors and students alike can have meaningful and enjoyable learning experiences. Working with instructors on their learning experiences is what we are here to do.

Will you come to a department or group meeting to facilitate specific or targeted teaching and learning training?

Absolutely. Focused trainings are preferable. What challenges are you hoping to solve for instructors, learners, or both? We can support you by connecting you with resources and facilitating conversations around curriculum, course design, or instructional best practices. These can be single meetings or extended workshops depending on your goals.