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Instructional Design Services

Get professional online course design support

Instructional design support for online courses at Indiana University is provided through a partnership between the Office of Online Education and UITS. Within UITS Learning Technologies, the eLearning Design & Services (eDS) team has experienced instructional designers who have helped hundreds of faculty and staff develop IU Online priority courses that meet quality guidelines.

Your instructional designer is your point of contact for all project needs, connecting you with accessibility expertise, graphic designers, video support, and even hands-on help building your course in Canvas. You can expect to meet with your ID regularly for about a semester.

Check out completed eDS design work!

Enroll in these free courses to see examples of classes, trainings & orientations we have developed.

Instructional design support for online collaborative programs

The instructional design team is well-versed in pedagogy, best practices and IU-supported technologies. If your course is part of a collaborative online program, you will be assigned one or more IDs who will collaborate with you to develop your course from start to finish or help you enhance your existing online class. Together, you’ll engage in a process called backwards design, assisting you in creating measurable learning outcomes, dynamic lecture content, engaging activities, and relevant assessments. As you share your goals and expertise, the ID will recommend pedagogical approaches and Canvas structures to match.

Instructional design support for Programs of Scale

Instructional design support within a Program of Scale focuses on creating 8-week, QM-aligned courses with a consistent visual design, course navigation, and use of technologies shared across a degree program. The instructional design team works to ensure a unified look and feel to courses throughout the program in order to create an intuitive learning experience for the student. The team also works with faculty to leverage tools like InScribe and Gradescope in order to design assessments and activities that maximize student engagement while minimizing the time required for faculty to deliver meaningful feedback to students.

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