{"id":30,"date":"2021-10-25T16:09:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T21:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:56:28","slug":"online-course-design-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/online-course-design-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Course Design Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is Instructional Design<\/h2>\n<p>Watch this quick <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dWqc3s64LIU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Overview video about instructional design<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> (4:59min)<\/p>\n<h2>Quality Matters Information<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/qualitymatters\/\">Overview of Quality Matters<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Accessibility Introduction and Checklists<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mnscu-my.sharepoint.com\/:p:\/g\/personal\/ka2879qa_minnstate_edu\/ESr2iGMEDGNIlbaqHvoYEYABFUePapWkx5SHO0Rojl0jLg?e=XPl0Hi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">PowerPoint Presentation with Checklists for Email, Word, PPT and Videos<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/servicedesk.minnstate.edu\/TDClient\/30\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Designing Accessible Online Courses in D2L<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Course Design Sites in D2L<\/h2>\n<p>The D2L sites listed below are accessible through the <b>Discover <\/b>tool in D2L.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log into D2L<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Discover<\/strong> button at the top of the D2L homepage.<\/li>\n<li>Click on a course tile<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Enroll in Course<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>From On-Campus to Online: the Basics: Compares the elements of the on-campus class to the online class and helps you create an effective online environment for your students<\/p>\n<p>Sample Course Template 2025: A template site with examples of course design elements<\/p>\n<p>Generative AI Resources: An introduction to AI in higher ed, and sample course activities and syllabi statements<\/p>\n<p>Online Course Self-directed Tune-Up: Helps you design your online class environment to effectively support student learning, includes eight tune-up modules based on different areas of course design<\/p>\n<p>Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Self-directed Workshop: Helps you better understand UDL and apply its principles and guidelines in the design of your courses<\/p>\n<p>The Reading Room: Articles available on topics of interest to educators<\/p>\n<h2>What Works Well in Online Teaching<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asanewsletter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/What-Works-Well-In-Online-Teaching.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">What Works Well in Online Teaching<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> is an 11-page PDF document developed by members of the Minnesota State Faculty Development Committee. The document includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A description of effective practices specific to instruction delivered online (online or blended\/hybrid courses).<\/li>\n<li>Guidance for new and experienced online or hybrid\/blended instructors.<\/li>\n<li>An opportunity for reflection about online teaching.<\/li>\n<li>An opportunity to align online courses or course components with shared standards of best practice and instructional design principles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>NED Resources<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mnscu.sharepoint.com\/teams\/SO-ENTPR-NED-Team\/SitePages\/Faculty-Devel.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Minnesota State Network for Educational Development (NED) Resources on the following topics:<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accessibility\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2025\/11\/BSU-Digital-Accessibility-Resource-Guide.docx\">BSU Digital Accessibility Resource Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2025\/11\/D2L-Accessibility-One-pager.pdf\">D2L Accessibility+ One-pager<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Accreditation<\/li>\n<li>Equity by Design<\/li>\n<li>For New Faculty<\/li>\n<li>Generative AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mnscu.sharepoint.com\/teams\/SO-ENTPR-NED-Team\/Lists\/Events%20Calendar\/AllItems.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Recordings of past NED webinars<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Instructional Design Watch this quick Overview video about instructional design (4:59min) Quality Matters Information Overview of Quality Matters Accessibility Introduction and Checklists PowerPoint Presentation with Checklists for Email, Word, PPT and Videos Designing Accessible Online Courses in D2L Course Design Sites in D2L The D2L sites listed below are accessible through the Discover [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":959,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/elearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}