Course Design & Development

Design or redesign your course, regardless of modality.

The Notre Dame Learning team is ready to accompany you to create the best learning experience for your students in any format:

• In-Person Courses
• Hybrid Courses
• Fully Online Courses

Our expert team will work with you to incorporate evidence-based strategies as you design learner-centered courses that facilitate accomplishment of the desired outcomes.

Courses at Notre Dame are delivered in a variety of manners, with the majority falling into the in-person learning category but with a growing number of hybrid and online courses. Approval processes, timeline, workflow, and number of human and technical resources needed vary among these modalities. In general, as a course progresses along the spectrum from in-person to fully online, the number of human, technical, and time resources required increases. For fully online courses that receive significant ND Learning support, work schedules and timing will be agreed upon during the intake process.

Let’s Work Together

In-Person Course Design

For this modality, our interactions with you typically begin during a course design workshop or in an individual consultation. In either case, we encourage the use of a backward-design model with the goal of focusing all course activities on the fulfillment of a clearly articulated set of learning goals. The process of this work typically involves one or a series of hour-long, one-on-one meetings with a Notre Dame Learning staff member, either in person or on Zoom. The outcomes of this work may include design or revision of syllabi; development of transparent, goal-oriented assessments and assignments; and/or creation of engaged, equitable, and inclusive learning experiences.

You can also consult course design resources in our Resource Library.

Hybrid Course Design

These courses are taught in a combination of face-to-face and online formats. Hybrid course design work with Notre Dame Learning often follows a similar process to in-person course design, potentially with greater interaction with learning design and learning media experts.

Fully Online Course Design

By combining creative learning design with world-class media production, Notre Dame Learning’s Office of Digital Learning (ODL) can help you bring your vision for a fully online course to life. The ODL process follows a design, develop, deliver model:

Design

We work with Notre Dame faculty to author original course content and learning materials, saving costs to students and delivering stronger learning outcomes.

Develop

We support faculty by developing digital course materials and executing their instructional vision through a variety of mediums.

Deliver

We extend the reach of programs and departments globally through strategic online offerings while unlocking faculty creativity in all disciplines.