Learning Development & Innovation (LDI)

Learning Development & Innovation (LDI) promotes and develops sound instructional design principles and practices for classroom and online instruction.?We support faculty by helping them consider varied instructional strategies, integrate technology effectively within their courses, and support development of engaging course content. We explore and pilot emerging technologies and collect best practices for enhancing student learning. LDI also organizes training events and provides one-on-one consultation sessions for faculty. To learn more , contact Scott Kimball

LDI Courses & Events

Courses offered February, July, October, and special cohorts by arrangement

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Registration Fundamentals of Online Instruction (Asynchronous) A three-week online course for UNH faculty who will be developing and teaching an online course for the first time.
Registration Fundamentals of Online Delivery (Asynchronous) A short, two-week online course designed for instructors who have been assigned to teach a course online for the first time.
Registration Fundamentals of Active Learning (Asynchronous/Hybrid) Two weeks of asynchronous online modules and an optional synchronous, hands-on component for TEAL technology training (required to use the TEAL classrooms). Get simple and adaptable active learning strategies that you can immediately incorporate into your current syllabus.
Format? ?? Title Description
Self-paced? ? ? Assessment Basics This is?a self-paced?resource course on assessment. We will explore different types of assessments, ways to provide transparency and clear targets for your students, the power of feedback, best practices for inclusive assessment, and the use of tools for assessment.
Self-Paced Introduction to Inclusive?Teaching

The intent of this short course is to increase awareness of issues surrounding inclusive teaching in order to enhance student success at UNH.? The course introduces a structured set of resources that will allow you to reflect on your teaching and consider ways to incorporate inclusive teaching practices in your courses.
Self-paced Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)

This self-paced course is designed to provide you with an overview of the OER landscape, allowing you to identify, integrate, and (maybe) produce OER for your own courses and to find support for your efforts on your UNH campus. The course is based on fundamental questions about OER:

  • Why OER?
  • What types of resources are available as OER, and how do I find and evaluate them?
  • How are OER licensed?
  • How can I integrate OER into my own courses/curriculum?
  • What if I want to adapt an OER, or produce my own OER?
  • What kind of support is available at UNH?

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Building an Online Course

Online Course Design and Development

Developing an online course is time-consuming especially when you are new to the process. ?We recommend that you work with your Instructional Designer to complete the Online Course Syllabus?and Online Course Workbook. ?The Online Course Workbook helps you outline the learning objectives, course materials, and assessments. The following Online Course Development Timeline helps you plan your course development so that your?online course is ready for delivery on time.

Important Notes

How many hours will it take to design and develop an online course? It depends. For example, the preparation and production time for a 15-minute video includes planning, rehearsing, recording and some editing so actual time needed for this 15-minute video will be anything from 1 hour to several hours. Transferring a face-to-face course into an online course is not simply uploading videos in your online course. Typically, lecture time is reduced in favor of other active learning strategies. Video lectures tend to be short, and focused on singular concepts. It takes hours or even days to chunk the content into modules, plan for assessment activities and rubrics before you start developing the course content.?Working with an Instructional Designer will save time in the long run.?

    Online Course Development Timeline

    To ensure success, we encourage faculty to make an initial contact with LDI at least four months before the online course starts.

    Timeline? ? ? ?? Activities

    Week 1
    1. Make initial contact with?an Instructional Designer.
    2. Confirm?course shell in myCourses.?

    Week 2-3? ? ? ??

    Schedule first meeting with your Instructional Designer to complete the following items:?

    1. Online Course Syllabus.
    2. Learning Objectives for each module.
    3. Use the Online Course Workbook to design module content – plan the reading materials, videos, activities and assessments for each module before the actual course development. We also provided an example workbook for your reference.

    Week 4-12? ? ??

    Course Development Phrase:

    1. Chunk content.
    2. Create Welcome video and Icebreaker forum.
    3. Create lesson content.
    4. Build weekly interactions.
    5. Create assignments.
    6. Develop assessments.
    7. Develop grading scheme and supporting rubrics.

    Week 13

    Work with your Instructional Designer to review your course. Finalize the content before course starts.?

    Online courses are automatically published?TWO?weeks before the semester starts!

    Help Available for Online Course Development

    In addition to the LDI team, there are other resources available at The University of New Hampshire to help you with online course development:

    • Academic Technology Training: schedule an one-on-one training with our LMS trainer or attend a training session that fits your schedule.
    • Media and Collaboration: to incorporate rich?media?or use synchronous web classroom tools?in your online course, you can contact Media and Collaboration for help.
    • myCourses Support and Technical Help for Instructors: technical?support is available three ways:
      • Online Support is available through the ‘Help’ link in the bottom left corner of myCourses. From this menu, instructors are provided with the following three options:
        • Search the Canvas Guides: This links you to the guides provided by Canvas which include step by step instructions and videos on how to use the system. These guides are very thorough and easy to search and it is always recommended you look here before contacting support.
        • Chat with Canvas Support: The chat function is also available 24/7 and allows for real-time assistance with myCourses questions or issues. This is the recommended method to request assistance within myCourses.
        • UNH IT Knowledge Base: This links to UNH help documentation specific to myCourses, as well as, support documentation from other academic departments.
      • Phone Support is available by calling the UNH IT Service Desk at 603-862-4242. ?After hours calls can be routed to Canvas support staff.
      • In Person Support is available for instructors on the Durham campus at the ATSC on the main floor of Dimond Library.
    • UNH Libraries: UNH libraries provide journal articles, books and media that can be used?in online courses.

    First Time Teaching Online

    Before teaching in the UNH online programs, it is required that instructors?complete the Fundamentals of Online Instruction (FOI), a three-module online course offered by the Instructional Design and Development team at UNH Academic Technology. The course?is designed to introduce faculty to the best practices of designing and teaching online courses.?FOI is strongly recommended for faculty who teaches other online courses at UNH.? The myCourses? program by Canvas is the Learning Management System (LMS) used at UNH.?Get started with an introductory session or schedule some time with a myCourses trainer by calling 603-862-4242 or refer to the Academic Technology Training calendar to find a time works for you.

      Quality Assurance Consultation and Course Reviews

      Work with an Instructional Designer for help ensuring that your course aligns with best practices and accessibility standards. Instructional Designers can thoroughly review your course and consult with you on a revision plan. Our Instructional Designers are all certified online course reviewers.

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        Active Learning

        Active learning is when students engage in activities such as a small group discussion, problem solving discussion, role playing, or hands-on activity to promote higher levels of cognitive learning.

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        Parker Media Lab (PML)

        The Parker Media Lab (PML) has undergone exciting changes this summer. Located in Dimond 237 the space has been renovated to better support self-service recording. The addition of a WhisperRoom allows 1-3 people to do audio recording in a sound-isolated space, while the addition of a One Button Studio and Lightboard allow individuals and small groups to record presentations, interviews, lectures, and more.

        Access to video cameras, tripods, microphones, etc is improved by moving the circulation point to Dimond 3rd?floor through the IT service desk.?

        Consultation on planning media projects as student assignments, classroom help sessions, and support is still available by requesting help via?https://td.usnh.edu/TDClient/60/Portal/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=160