“Having been involved in distance education for many years (correspondence courses dating back to 1982), and working with online courses since 2001, I have had the opportunity to experience the development process from many perspectives.  With each course development and redevelopment I have seen improvements in design methods and new opportunities for presenting the material to the students.  My most recent experience (GEOG 381 redevelopment) was one of my favourites.  I felt that CCDE were very supportive of my ideas, but also very helpful in making suggestions and creating a product that I felt reflected what I wanted to see.   The positive feedback from students further confirmed this.  For me, it was another great learning experience.”

– Peter Goode, Sessional Lecturer,
Dept. Geography, College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan

Outlining the Curriculum Development Process at CCDE

Once it has been established that your department or college would like to work with the CCDE/DOC curriculum team, the project is assigned to one of our in-house Instructional Designers (ID) to manage.  The ID will develop project timelines based on their experience, discussions with the Department or College and the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and will reflect everyone’s expectations. These timelines will be used to draft the SME’s contract and will typically have milestones attached to a payment schedule. Common payment models can be discussed during the Kickstart meeting.

Here is a sample timeline for a New Course Development from a Kickstart meeting in July through to the Go Live course release in January.