Course Design for Blended and Fully Online Courses

Good course design is essential for developing an effective online course. You can learn and practice these concepts in the Worldwide Instruction Design System (WIDS) workshop offered by Staff Development. One way of considering online course design is through the Instructional Design model described below.

Instructional Design

Instructional design is a systematic approach to the design, production, evaluation, and utilization of complete systems of instruction to ensure learners achieve established learning outcomes. Source: Ameritech Faculty Development Technology Program). It provides a structure to the student’s process of working through the course material.

The ADDIE model is a widely-used generic instructional design methodology for course development. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADDIE - retrieved March, 2007.)

A brief description of the phases and required questions and activities follows. This model has been adapted to incorporate college processes as well.
ADDIE Instructional Design Model