{"id":19905,"date":"2025-07-21T09:44:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intranet2.valpo.edu\/cital\/?page_id=19905"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:50:36","slug":"design-your-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/teaching-learning-resources\/design-your-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Your Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-columns advgb-columns-wrapper\" id=\"advgb-cols-98eaafe3-b0c7-4619-a089-ca05b3cfd078\"><div class=\"advgb-columns-container\"><div class=\"advgb-columns advgb-columns-row advgb-is-mobile advgb-columns-2 layout-23-13 mbl-layout-stacked gutter-50 vgutter-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-column advgb-column advgb-is-two-thirds-tablet advgb-is-full-mobile\" id=\"advgb-col-7295e56d-6859-4e82-bac3-e50d5fad26cb\"><div class=\"advgb-column-inner\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:1px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing Learning Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning objectives are the destination where students should arrive after completing the assignments associated with each objective. Quality learning objectives are more than a list of outcomes, they define the level at which students will be able to engage with content. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/instructional-design\/writing-learning-objectives\/\">Learn More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple Syllabus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What does your syllabus say about your course? Does it spark interest or ignite the passion to learn? While it is a contract between you and students, it does not have to only be a list of policies, procedures, and boring. Let the CITAL team assist you in creating vibrant document, while still incorporating the required and suggested syllabus language. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/instructional-design\/simple-syllabus\/\">Learn More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quality Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Quality Matters is a course design rubric for blended and online courses but is also valuable for any course using technology to deliver content. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/teaching-learning-resources\/design-your-courses\/quality-matters\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/teaching-learning-resources\/design-your-courses\/quality-matters\/\">Learn More >><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One-on One Consultation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty 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