Registration for 2024 is not yet open
Course Design Essentials is offered each December. In the meantime, learn about our other course design offerings.
An online offering designed to fast-track your course planning efforts
Course Design Essentials consists of a three-part webinar series on Zoom, along with activities in myCourses. You will consider a variety of strategies and apply principles of backward design to (re)design one of your courses and create a Course Alignment Plan. Note that these principles apply to courses taught on campus, in a blended manner, and fully online.
Goals
Upon completion of Course Design Essentials, you will be able to:
- Describe learning-centered course design principles and strategies.
- Apply these principles and strategies to the (re)design of your course.
- Develop a Course Alignment Plan (CAP) with identified learning outcomes, assessments, and instructional strategies.
Time commitment
A series of three 90-minute webinars (held over three days) is a 4.5 hour time commitment. In addition, there are activities designed to support you with developing your CAP and allow you to connect with other participants for discussion and feedback. Some of the myCourses activities begin prior to the webinar series. We estimate a time commitment of 2.5 hours for activities outside webinar time; however, time for reflection and additional work will vary on an individual basis.
NB: Webinars are not be recorded.
2023 dates:
December 11, 9:30 - 11:00am
December 12, 9:30 - 11:30am
December 13, 9:30 - 11:00am
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Date |
Time |
Activity |
|---|---|---|
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In advance |
~20 min. |
Preparation activity in myCourses: Reflection questions about your course context |
|
Webinar one |
90 min. ~45 min. |
Webinar (Zoom): Introduction to course design and writing learning outcomes Individual reading and course (re)design activities in myCourses |
|
Webinar two |
120 min ~45 min. |
Webinar (Zoom): Planning assessments Individual course (re)design activities in myCourses |
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Webinar three |
90 min ~45 min |
Webinar (Zoom): Planning instructional strategies and next steps Individual course (re)design activities in myCourses |
Registration and contact
Course Design Essentials will be offered again in December 2024.
Registration is not yet open
Questions? For further information about Course Design Essentials, tls [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Course%20Design%20Essentials) (email us.)
You can access our course design offerings in three different formats:
A self-paced option in myCourses, a fast-track webinar series, and a two-day in-person workshop.
