The pandemic has fundamentally altered approaches to work, teaching and study. These shifts have accelerated an already growing demand for online courses as learners seek alternative methods of ...

The Instructional Design team provides services to help faculty design quality face-to-face and online courses. Whether developing a new course or program, transitioning courses to an online format, ...

Leading with the outcome works particularly well when students are aware that the required knowledge is already in the room, ...

Instructional design is not a linear process: designers have to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of alternative solutions, taking into account different kinds of conflicting and changing ...

Can proactive instructional design eliminate barriers to access for learners? Will artificial intelligence play a role in improving accessibility? How can institutions create a culture of ...

As an instructional technologist at the University of Washington’s School of Social Work, Tom Baer is no stranger to working with faculty who struggle to understand the role of instructional designers ...

The Instructional Design and Development (IDD) team collaborates with instructors and staff to imagine, design, and realize ideas that transform and enhance the learning experience. The Course ...

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 ...

For institutions that lack the budget or staff expertise to utilize instructional design principles in online course development, generative AI may offer a way forward. One does not need to be a ...

As the need for instructing a globalized workforce increases, instructional designers must embrace the constraints and the opportunities these projects provide in order to move the field of ...