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nstructional design entails systematically designing and developing instructional products and experiences, both online and classroom, to enable the efficient, effective, appealing, engaging and inspiring acquisition of knowledge. It includes learner assessment, learning objectives, and alignment of objectives with learning activities and assessments.

Consultation

Instructional Services offers consultation with faculty on pedagogically sound course design. This may include:

• Blueprinting of courses
• Alignment between learning objectives, activities and assessments
• Activities and assessments suitable for the level of learners and objectives
• Equitable distribution of varied & engaging learning activities across course modules
• Scaffolds and formative assessments to help learners achieve objectives
• Instructor presence, particularly at the course outset, and opportunities for students to communicate
• Clarity of course structure for learners, including course overview, navigation, sequence

Training & Assistance

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Training in Design & Technologies

• Offering frequent faculty-training sessions during the year regarding best practices for the LMS, its components and various external applications.
• One-on-one training via Zoom, per faculty needs and requests. Just ask!

 

Course Development Assistance

• Assisting with the development, placement & arrangement of components within course shells.
• Troubleshooting on the functionality of course components.

Helpful Videos

Instructional Services provides numerous videos showing how to make pedagogically sound use of learning technologies.

Find them in the Instructor's Guide to UCNLearn or in the Instructional Services channel on UCN's video platform. (Subscribe to the IS channel.)

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