Need help thinking through a teaching or technology challenge? Don’t hesitate to reach out to your instructional designer. We meet you where you are, whether you’re thinking big or small, general or specific, high-tech or low-tech. We’re here to help: email us or schedule a meeting any time. We support all course modalities including on-campus, online, flex, and hybrid.
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Instructional Design Services for Instructors
Course Design and Development
Description
When you are planning to teach a new course or convert a course into a new modality, your instructional designer can help with:
- Project management
- Developing learning outcomes and aligning them to course activities
- Coaching and direct support on developing effective learning materials, activities, and assignments
- Course site setup in D2L
- A quality-assurance check of course materials
How to Get Started
Email your instructional designer with the course number, the modality, and the term it will be offered. We recommend reaching out to us as early as possible in order to allow for an appropriate planning and development schedule, particularly if you want to incorporate high-production original media.
Description
Your instructional designer can help you redesign elements of your course to respond to student feedback and incorporate up-to-date instructional technology and teaching best practices.
How to Get Started
Schedule an appointment with your instructional designer. Please include the full course code in the meeting notes and any specific issues you’d like to address.
Description
After you review the Teaching Commons resources on Learning Outcomes and alignment, your instructional designer can provide feedback on your learning outcomes and/or your course blueprint
How to Get Started
Email your instructional designer with your draft learning outcomes and/or blueprint for feedback, or schedule a meeting for help with drafting. Expect feedback within one week.
Instructional Technology Innovation
Description
Meet with your instructional designer to find ways to make your course site easier to use for your students, utilize time-saving features, and take advantage of recent D2L system updates to increase efficiency.
How to Get Started
Schedule an appointment with your instructional designer. Please include your full course code in the meeting notes.
Description
Enhance your course with digital interactive course content, custom digital or analog games, or a gamified learning experience created by The DIGI Lab. See examples.
How to Get Started
Fill out the DIGI Consultation & Information Request Form.
Please note that development timelines may vary widely depending on the scope and complexity of the project, from a few days to several months. You are encouraged to reach out to the DIGI team as soon as possible, so they are able to work with you to establish a timeline.
Description
Discuss strategies for managing your Flex classroom and engaging both in-class and remote students. We can arrange to meet in your classroom to walk through classroom features and how best to apply them to your class.
How to Get Started
If you would like a general consultation on Flex teaching strategy, schedule an appointment with your instructional designer. If you would like to meet in your classroom, email your instructional designer with the class location and some possible times you are available.
Description
Learn and apply strategies to address potential use and misuse of ChatGPT and other AI programs within your class and by your students, including:
- Academic integrity strategies
- Setting expectations and communicating them to your students
How to Get Started
Schedule an appointment with your instructional designer.
Applying Teaching Best Practices
Description
- We can provide feedback on
- Layout and scannability
- Clarity of language
- Assignment scaffolding and low-stakes assessment opportunities
- Course-policy best practices for inclusivity
How to Get Started
Email your instructional designer with your draft syllabus. Include what kind of feedback you’re looking for, or if you’re open to any feedback. Expect feedback within about one week.
Description
Discuss and apply strategies to enhance student engagement and participation from all students either in the classroom or online. This can include active learning strategies, presentation design, and supporting diverse learners through UDL (universal design for learning) principles.
How to Get Started
Schedule an appointment with your instructional designer.
Description
We can observe your class and offer feedback on structuring class sessions, active learning strategies, and student engagement. Class observations and feedback are entirely confidential.
How to Get Started
Email your instructional designer with your class name, number, modality, and schedule. Also include what kind of feedback you’re looking for.
Description
Design and implement student feedback surveys to help you make adjustments mid quarter or for future classes. Results are entirely confidential.
How to Get Started
Schedule an appointment with your instructional designer. Include any specifics on the kind of feedback you’d like to collect or challenges you’d like to address.
Instructional Media Design
There are two teams that support faculty and academic units to create sophisticated multimedia productions, learning games, and simulations:
Academic Media Production (AMP)
Academic Media Production (AMP) works with faculty and select staff units to create visually engaging and pedagogically stimulating lecture content.
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DePaul Instructional Game and Innovation Lab (DIGI)
The DePaul Instructional Game & Innovation (DIGI) Lab works with faculty and university partners to co-design games and simulations for learning.
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