LDDI supports the development of new courses, and revisions of existing online, blended or classroom courses through a team-based approach intended to support course developers in their work.
Our Services
While supporting the course development process from inception to completion leads to a better course design, we can also help you with your specific course needs. Following are just some of our services you can request:
- Full course design and/or revision services
- Recommendation of strategies for designing more inclusive syllabi
- Consultation on strategies for online and hybrid teaching practices
- Application of Universal Design of Learning (UDL) principles
- Accessibility review
- Suggestions for interactive and multimodal learning content
- High quality media production and video editing through the FoE Studio
- Support with creating alternative assessments
- Curriculum and evaluation support
- Open pedagogies, open software, open content
Our Design Values
LDDI envisions learning design as a blend of technical skills, pedagogical practices, creativity, and innovation that aims to make teaching and learning more accessible to all students in the Faculty of Education. We value equity, inclusion, diversity and decolonisation as guiding pillars in our work, with a practical emphasis on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, digital accessibility, and innovative learning technology integration.
We prioritize evidence-based practices that cater to all students, using an iterative design process that ensures learning technologies are implemented with intention. We centre trauma-informed, anti-racist, and care-centred pedagogies in our design approach to transform learning for every student, and support and enliven the teaching experiences of instructors.
Our Design Process
Drawing upon expertise in LDDI on teaching and learning online that enhance student success, we work with course developers and subject matter experts to ensure that courses are designed to be exceptional learning experiences for every student.As part of the team, each member plays an integral role in the design and development of a course. The course design process flows between the Course Author or Instructor, Learning Designer, supporting Learning Technologists, Media Specialists and other partners across Faculty and UBC.
At LDDI, we start the process with a meeting between a Course Author or Instructor and a Learning Designer. During this initial meeting, we work with the Course Author on the vision for the course, learning objectives, and overall development timelines are discussed.
Each course requires its own blend of pedagogical approaches to meet the intended learning outcomes. Humanizing online learning can greatly promote learner success in digital spaces. We draw on a number of learning design practices and instructional theories as part of our support. More detailed information is located in our Learning Design Primer.
How We Support
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LDDI learning designers can support instructors with the design of their online learning spaces, including Canvas, UBC Blogs and other platforms. This support includes consultation on assessments and learning activities, organization and visual design of course homepage, contents and resources, revisions and updates to the course design to meet web accessibility standards, implementation of learning technologies and multimedia, and integration of equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization principles.
The Faculty of Education has also recently launched the EDI Syllabus, a pilot project designed to support instructors in integrating Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) principles into course syllabi. By implementing these EDI best practices, instructors can help promote a greater sense of belonging and engagement for students. The EDI Syllabus will provide instructors with valuable resources and guidance, including principles-based recommendations, a comprehensive literature review and a customizable EDI syllabus template. We encourage all FoE instructors to engage with these resources and share your feedback to help us further develop and refine the recommendations.
You can explore some examples of LDDI designed courses and the EDI Syllabus starter in the slides to the left. If you would like to request one of these templates, please get in touch with us!
Templates and Resources
Wherever you are in your course development journey, we are here to support you. The following templates and resources may be used by instructors and our team to support your course development: