Course Design Part 1: Charting the Learner's Journey

Course Description

This digital course, called Charting the Learner’s Journey, will guide you through foundational strategies to design courses that support your students’ success. You’ll explore key elements of course design, from writing meaningful learning outcomes to creating a welcoming syllabus and organizing your ELMS-Canvas site. By the end of this course, you’ll have a practical toolkit for designing courses that are clear, engaging, and aligned with your students’ learning needs.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this digital course, you will be able to:

• Describe the steps of the backward course design process.
• Write clear and measurable learning outcomes that guide student learning.
• Develop a student-centered syllabus that communicates course expectations and fosters an inclusive learning environment.
• Design an organized and engaging ELMS-Canvas site that supports student learning.

Content

1. The Course Design Process
2. Introduction to Learning Outcomes & Bloom’s Taxonomy
3. Your Course Syllabus
4. Designing Your ELMS-Canvas Site

Expectations

This digital course consists of 4 lessons, which altogether should take approximately 45-60 minutes to complete. Additional resources or tips for further exploration are provided at the end of each lesson. Each lesson culminates in a knowledge check to confirm what you have learned and to enable you to move on to the next lesson.

Intended Audience

UMD faculty, staff, and graduate students

Digital Badge

By completing this course, you will earn your Course Design Part 1: Charting the Learner’s Journey micro-credential. To receive recognition for your efforts, simply explore each page and tackle all knowledge checks within this course.

This badge is an exciting step towards earning your Course Design Practitioner meta-credential from the TLTC’s Teaching Academy.