TILT's instructional design team works with instructors on a variety of courses, including traditional courses in the classroom, distance courses delivered online, and blended courses (which take place both in the classroom and online). We support innovative course design and redesign through consultation with our instructional designers, online resources such as guides and tips, and grants and awards.
If you have questions about our course design resources, or if you want to discuss course design or redesign with an instructional designer, please contact us at TILT@colostate.edu or (970) 491-3132.
Take a look at this step-by-step process and find some pointers that might help your course design and development.
We've created a list of commonly agreed upon best practices for course design and development. These practices can be applied to both traditional and online courses, although some are particularly important to online course development.
Working in partnership with the Division of Continuing Education, the Institute provides support for the development of courses delivered at a distance.
The Resources section of our site offers several Guides about designing and redesigning courses.
The Resources section of our site offers several tips -- brief treatments of teaching and learning issues -- about designing and redesigning courses.
We've developed -- or are in the process of developing -- a range of enhancements to the University's instructional technology environment. Through Learning@CSU (learning.colostate.edu), you can access tools that allow students to create electronic portfolios, Wikis, and blogs, as well as tools that extend the RamCT course management system. We've also developed tools that support the development of interactive guides for any course.
TILT administers the Provost's Course Redesign Competition. The goal of the competition is to enhance student learning and promote pedagogical innovation through the redesign of core, foundational, and gateway courses. Funding is also available for integrating service learning into courses and, when our budget permits, targeted grants for course innovations.
This award was instituted in 1992 upon the retirement of N. Preston Davis. Pres served the Colorado State University community creatively and loyally for over four decades. His many contributions were focused on instructional innovation.
View the Web Site for the ASCSU Student Course Survey. Results and other resources are available.
View directions for using the ASCSU Student Course Survey on RamCT.
Course Development