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What Does it Mean to Design for Scale?

By: Jill Roter

April 30, 2025

An Introduction to the Whys, and the Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities of Scaling Up [1]Imagine being in a meeting with your supervisor, a team of instructional designers (IDs), a project manager, media director, and administrative leadership, ...

Designing Office Hours

By: Tamara Mitchell

February 19, 2024

Optional office hours can transform your online courses when they’re creatively designed and thoughtfully implemented. They offer a flexible support system that adapts to each student’s learning needs. These sessions encourage participation, guide in ...

Designing for Neurodiversity

By: London Skiles

April 11, 2023

Designing for Neurodiversity. Download full resolution PDF here.As instructional designers and educators, we are uniquely positioned to provide support structures for neurodiverse students who might otherwise struggle to engage with a course, and the ...

Striving for Equity, Inclusion, and Student Success in Online Course Facilitation

By: Kody Stimpson

November 3, 2021

Built into ASU’s charter is measuring our success “not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we include and how they succeed”. As an Instructional Design team for Edplus, we share the incredible opportunity with faculty to help provide equitab ...

So Many Submissions, So Little Time: Scalable Assessments, Feedback Models, and Fostering Community

By: Jill Roter

March 10, 2021

This article is a part of the What Does it Mean to Design for Scale? series.“How do you know they know?” is a critical course-design question to answer to ensure learners provide evidence of their understanding and competence. And for all inten ...

A “No-cost Course” Means New Solutions for Accessible, High-quality Material [1]

By: Jill Roter

March 10, 2021

This article is a part of the What Does it Mean to Design for Scale? series.Everyone loves a good textbook, right? Or an online article, and a relevant YouTube video or two to get the point across? But implementing these resources can either be costl ...

Introduction to Creative Commons Licenses and Finding Open Content

By: Anali Perry

January 22, 2021

Finding the right learning materials to include in your course is critical for achieving your learning objectives. But it’s also important to be aware of how copyright might impact or limit your choices. Seeking Creative Commons (CC) licensed content ...

Universal Design and Your Ally(ies): Pedagogical Strategies

By: Mary Loder

May 12, 2020

The Fingerprints of Your Classroom“The way people learn is as unique as their fingerprints.” (CAST, 2020) Original photograph by Bryce Edwards, licensed under CC BY 2.0When you think about the composition of your classroom and begin to design yo ...

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