Design Process

Refresh an Online Course

In this collaborative process, faculty course developers are paired with a skilled Learning Designer to refresh, update, or revise an existing online course. This five-phase process involves regular planning and brainstorming meetings, refining (or realigning) existing learning objectives and student learning outcomes, enhancing instructional materials and interactive content, maintaining ongoing communication and feedback, and participating in a high-quality review of the completed online course.

  1. Course refresh process

    1. Evaluation & Analysis

      Phase 1

      An evaluation kicks off the refresh process and aims to identify the course components that need updating or improvement. Student and faculty feedback are analyzed, and instructional challenges are documented to drive the plan for enhancement.  

    2. Curriculum Refinement & Media Planning

      Phase 2

      Planning continues in the curriculum design and media refinement phase where faculty use their course map and explore content types to refine the media elements in their online course. 

    3. Prototype

      Phase 3

      Faculty work towards a finalized media plan and course map during the prototype phase, enabling their designer to build a course prototype and conduct an in-process quality review. 

    4. Media Enhancement

      Phase 4

      The media plan will be implemented during the media enhancement phase, where faculty will collaborate with their designer to create and refine engaging instructional content and activities for their course. 

    5. Review, Close-Out, Revision

      Phase 5

      In this final phase of development, faculty complete a self-assessment of their completed course, provide design feedback, and plan for future revisions while Digital Learning conducts a final high-quality course review. 

Refresh Effort

Refreshing a fully online course requires considerable time and collaborative effort. This process is recommended for:

  • courses with an established structure and existing instructional materials.
  • courses needing targeted updates or improvements in specific areas.
  • courses requiring limited content updates or additions.
  • courses needing technology updates or new technology integration.
  • existing high-quality courses previously designed with InEd Digital Learning within the last 3-5 years.

 

Refresh Time

While refresh time will vary between courses, faculty should expect to commit to at least 3-5 hours a week with some weeks being heavier and some weeks being lighter.clock icon