Course Design and Development Timeline
Faculty and instructional designers are partners in course design and development. The following timeline is used to structure work through the course development process to prepare a course for offering.
Phase |
Due Date |
Actions/Deliverables |
Brainstormingsession with ID |
Min 12 weeks prior to course start |
Meeting with Instructional Designer Course development site created in Moodle Deliverables due next meeting: 1. Start Course Map (Course Description & Course Objectives information) 2. Draft of weekly module schedule and/or topic outline |
Conceptualizing theCourse |
12 weeks prior to course start date |
Conceptualize course Learning Materials and Assessments explored Course design strategy discussed View the resources available to you at the TLC website. Deliverables due next meeting: 1. Module Objectives Information 2. Textbook and/or any external resources identified |
Getting Students Started/Course Information |
10 wks prior to course start date |
Course description and welcome area complete Getting Started instructions Draft syllabus started Faculty Information page linked Deliverables due next meeting: 1. Meet your librarian 2. Interaction Guidelines complete 3. Welcome Forum/Ice Breaker Activity instructions |
Alignment ofAssessments toObjectives |
8 wks prior to course start date |
Module Goal Module objectives listed in course Learning Activities & assessment list drafted Deliverables due next meeting: 1. Craft instructions for how to complete Learning Activities & Assessments 2. Determine due days/dates/times |
Learning Materials& Activities Search |
Ongoing | Learning Materials & activity media Deliverables: 1. Begin to craft learning materials 2. Determine required and optional learning materials/activities |
Learning MaterialsDevelopment |
Ongoing | Learning Materials & activity media Deliverables: Continue developing the Learning Materials & activity media |
Course Management |
3 wks prior to course start date | Gradebook check Overview of grading & discussion procedures Deliverables: Continue developing the Learning Materials & activity media |
ID Quality Check |
3 wks prior to course start date |
Unofficial Quality Review Course imported from development site to “Real” course site with students Restrict Access dates set Deliverables: Continue developing the Learning Materials & activity media |
Course Live |
2 wks prior to course start date | Course set to “Show” with at least top portion of Moodle course homepage and Start Here area showing (syllabus should be accessible during this time) Welcome announcement posted |
Launch Your Course |
Course start date | Welcome announcement/message to students |
Closing the Loop
The course development process continues with revisions and updates as lessons are learned and reflections are made to make adjustments designed for improvement.
TLC instructional designers partner with you through the first course offering and after.