Solutions

Online Program Design

We know what needs to go on your to-do list in order to launch a new program, certificate, or even just a single course. And we have the experience and expertise to help you get it done.

1

Goals and Outcomes

Start at the end. What is the vision of your program?
  • Identify stakeholders and sources of information that should influence the vision
  • Determine purpose, mission, and audience
  • Determine goals and expected outcomes
  • Align vision with institutional requirements
  • Identify needs for program development
  • Anticipate needs for integration into existing infrastructure and culture
  • Anticipate needs for scaling, sustaining, and maintaining
2

Gap Analysis

Where are you now? What resources do you already have in your instructional catalog that can be leveraged to accomplish your program or certificate goals?
  • Define the purpose, mission, and audience
  • Identify institutional and accessibility requirements
  • Gather the input of experienced and immersed stakeholders
  • Consider your technological infrastructure policies and procedures, including systems integration models
  • Identify the necessary staff support
  • Define your development and facilitation protocols
  • Understand the integration priorities for existing institutional and technological infrastructure
  • Consider your expected long-term scalability and sustainability
3

Strategic Design

We know how to build meaningful learning experiences. Knowing what works before you get started is key when building a new program. Can we help you define your success strategy?
  • Build with consistency and clarity by defining a blueprint
  • Help students and faculty with smart structures
  • Allow for customization
  • Support integration focused on interaction
  • Provide guidance and require rationale for choices
4

Development & Implementation

Our iterative design and development process lets you see where we are during the process as well as make course corrections quickly and easily early in the process. How will you update your stakeholders?
  • Develop a project plan and responsibilities
  • Recruit subject matter experts
  • Describe design and development process
  • Draft development protocols and environment
  • Construct development approach and milestones
  • Define internal and external pilots
  • Develop rollout and rollback contingencies
  • Prepare training and support
5

Scaling & Improvement

Okay, your program has gotten off the ground. Now what? Can you handle an influx of new students? Do you have a cohort model in place? Do you need to transition to an asynchronous model to accommodate more students?
  • Maintain and update multimedia asset repositories and course sites
  • Gather and analyze data through surveys, interviews, analytics, and course reviews
  • Provide training & resources
  • Keep service desk updated