Online Degree Completion Programs & Starter Kits
Business Online: Reimagined Program Course Shell
Business Online (BOL) at CSUCI is offered through Extended University. It provides the opportunity for adult learners to complete their Bachelor's in Business Degree as a fully online student. While the program is not new, the Director sought to create a more consistent look, feel, and experience for students enrolled in this online program. In collaboration with TLi Learning Design, the Director worked with O'Donnell Learn to develop an BOL Course Starter Shell Complete with a consistent Homepage, Start Here Module, and expectations for module development (i.e. inclusion of a module overview, measurable learning objectives, etc.), and common iconography to support consistent course organization and navigation, while leaving space for instructors to personalize and further develop modules that best support their unique instructional approaches and styles.
To Ensure Quality & QLT Alignment, TLi Learning Design and Accessibility and Inclusive Design...
In Partnership with the Business Online Director and O'Donnell Learn (Now Alchemy):
- Collaborated on the development of a Course Style Guide aligned with QLT
- Collaborated on the development of a Course Template including a Start Here Module (QLT Sections 1, 7, ), Syllabus Page (QLT Section 3, Module Content pages with suggestions for ways to articulate course content, materials, assignments, self-check, etc. (QLT Section 2, 3, 5)
- Developed Accessible Course Images and added alternative text (QLT Section 8)
- Checked and Corrected Formatting to be WCAG 2.0 compliant (i.e. Heading Styles, Lists, hyperlinks, color contrast, document remediation, link and file clean-up, etc.) to ensure courses were more/most accessible when delivered to faculty for final personalization and development (QLT Section 8)
- Validated links
- Developed a Program and Faculty Welcome & Support Guide
Psychology Online: From Hybrid to Fully-Online
TLi Learning Design supported Extend University's Psychology Degree Completion Program in making a substantive change from a hybrid 2-year program to a fully online program to better meet the needs of non and post traditional adult learners who are returning to complete their Bachelors of Psychology Degree! To accomplish this effort TLi learning design partnered with a Learning Design Firm to enhance TLi's limited personnel capacity to support each faculty lead in developing their course for fully online instruction.
To Ensure Quality & QLT Alignment, TLi Learning Design and Accessibility and Inclusive Design...
In Partnership with the Psychology Chair and Faculty Leads:
- Developed a Course Style Guide with QLT Alignment
- Developed a Course Template including a Start Here Module (QLT Sections 1, 7, ), Syllabus Page (QLT Section 3, Module Content pages with suggestions for ways to articulate course content, materials, assignments, self-check, etc. (QLT Section 2, 3, 5, )
- Developed Accessible Course Images and added alternative text (QLT Section 8)
- Checked and Corrected Formatting to be WCAG 2.0 compliant (i.e. Heading Styles, Lists, hyperlinks, color contrast, document remediation, link and file clean-up, etc.) to ensure courses were more/most accessible when delivered to faculty for final personalization and development (QLT Section 8)
- Validated links
- Developed a Program and Faculty Welcome & Support Guide
Project Details by the Numbers
- 9 Months in the Making!
- 9 Core Courses Redesigned with a common look and feel considerate of a fully online student attending a digital campus
- 7 Faculty Subject Matter Expert (SME)Leads partnered with TLi Learning Design to reimagine their program
- 1 General Elective Course Shell developed
- 1 General Course Shell developed for each core course
- 200+ students enrolled for Fall 2023!
Course Starter Kit 2.0
To support QLT aligned course development and promote faculty agency and personalization of mutlimodal courses, we have updated our Starter Kit to version 2.0. This includes a Faculty Guide Module with links to Canvas support docs, videos, and suggestions for developing more inclusive courses. Additional the faculty guide includes instructor page examples with suggestions for ways to contextualize their course content (i.e. readings, videos, assignment directions etc.) with culturally responsive and inclusive language and formatting. Each guide page includes links to related QLT criteria on the OCS website and TLi developed self-paced professional development modules and How-To-Guides. To support faculty in identifying all of the sources for facilitated and self-paced professional learning in course design and development, the Faculty Guide includes an Online Teaching and Learning Faculty Resource Doc.
To expedite course development, the kit includes a Start Here Module with iconography, place holder text, and links to campus services (i.e. library, tutoring services, health & well-being, etc.), a formatted syllabus page with drop-down pages, policy language, and relevant links (i.e. DASS, etc.), A student support module with Canvas Specific Guidance and a Q&A Forum Discussion. Finally, it includes a Content Module Starter with pages preloaded with iconography, and ready for instructor personalization and duplication.
The images in the gallery below feature elements described above.
