Instructional Design Services
Weber State’s Instructional Design (ID) team is an interdisciplinary group of education professionals dedicated to pedagogy, emerging technologies, and the practice of teaching. We collaborate with faculty to design engaging course materials and effective course structures.
Level I
Approximate time frame: 1 - 5 business days
Project type: Simple additions or edits to online course content
| Project Description | ID Consultation |
|---|---|
| Pre-semester Online Course Checkup | 1-2 hour meeting with an instructional designer (ID) |
| Canvas accessibility review | 1-2 hour meeting with ID |
| Create or re-design a single discussion, assignment, or quiz | 1 hour meeting with ID |
| Just-in-time training of a feature or application in Canvas | 1 hour meeting with ID |
| Canvas homepage design | 30 minute meeting with ID and, if applicable, provide image with proper license for use |
Level II
Approximate time frame: 2 - 4 weeks
Project type: Multiple edits or custom additions to a course
| Project Description | ID Consultation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Best Practices Course Review (BPR) | 1-2 hour meeting with the assigned ID, with a 1-2 hour follow-up session to discuss edits | Faculty are expected to complete a self-evaluation using the BPR document prior to consultation and make the agreed upon course edits |
| Customize the visual elements of an individual course with the creation of images, video (under 5 min.), or text | 1-2 hour meeting with ID | The instructor may need to provide resources for the project that have an appropriate license for use |
| Course template design | 2-3 design meetings with ID | Basic course design including home page, syllabus, and module layout |
| Rapid course development | 2-3 design meetings with ID | Basic course design using a template, generally for quick implementation |
Level III
Approximate time frame: 1 month or more
Project type: Newly designed and developed content (team-based approach)
Due to limited staffing, Level III projects will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Contact the Director of eLearning for more information by sending an email to oliversnow1@weber.edu.
| Project Description | ID Consultation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| eLearning Authoring (custom interactive learning activity, such as Storyline or H5P content) | Refer to the eLearning Authoring commitment document for detailed information | High level of commitment, regular meetings required |
| Design a new course | Regular meetings required | High level of commitment expected from instructor(s) and other stakeholders; funding for materials and resources may need to be provided by external resources |
| Design a new program (sequence of courses) | Regular meetings required | High level of commitment expected from instructor(s) and department; funding for materials and resources may need to be provided by external resources |
| Faculty research contributions (such as online course analysis for publication, conference presentation assistance, education applications test groups, large events) | Weekly meetings with ID; list the ID and/or WSU Online as contributing authors | High level of commitment expected from instructor(s); IRB approval, if required, is to be requested by the faculty member; funding for materials and resources may need to be provided by external resources |