Welcome back! Spring ’24

“Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.” -G.K. Nielson Hello, faculty! Instructional Development is excited to continue sharing with you our newsletter, This Week in ID, now bi-monthly. Each newsletter (or Instructional Development site blog post) will include information based on a theme that coincides with the ebbs and…

Visual Course Design

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” –Steve Jobs Hello, faculty! With the semester ending in a few weeks, we thought a few resources about creating accessible and visually appealing course designs would be useful. As you begin designing your courses for next term, please do…

Rethinking Assessments

“A really good assignment, which is also a really good assessment, also teaches you something.“ –Deandra Little Hello, faculty! Hang in there-December is approaching… This week we are going to look at rethinking assessments. Assessments serve an important purpose in evaluating an individual’s understanding, skills, and competencies in a specific context. Whether in the realm…