Instructional Design Support
Looking to develop a new course, revise an existing one, or seek guidance on best practices, our team is here to support you.
Complete the form below to helps us understand your needs, goals, and any specific challenges you may be facing. It should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Once submitted, a member of our team will review your request and follow up within a few days to discuss next steps and determine how we can best assist you.
What Steps Can I Take for a Successful Online Teaching Experience?
Transitioning a course to an online format can be a complex process that holds tremendous teaching and learning potential. Selecting online learning activities and assessments that effectively support the course learning outcomes requires a great deal of planning. The following resources have been created to assist you with planning for your online course.
Canvas Migration Timeline, Resources & Training
How to Design My Online Course?
- Transforming Your Course
- Online Course Design
- Online Syllabus Checklist
- Visual Design of Online Courses
George Mason Instructional Design Team provides templates to help faculty get started as well as additional editable course assets.
How to request a copy of the Blackboard template. The Canvas template is already in your Canvas sandbox. Additional course assets are located in the ID Village course in Canvas. - Explore additional resources in the ID Village (requires log-in to Canvas).
How to Build My Online Course?
- Refreshing Your Blackboard Skills
- Online Course Readiness
- Schedule a consultation with an Instructional Designer (please log in to Canvas to access the ID Village).
How to Prepare My Students for Online Learning?
How to Teach My Online Course?
How Does My Online Course & Online Teaching Show Quality?
How to Connect to a Network of Online Faculty and Designers?
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