LDDI supports the development of new online courses, and revisions of existing online courses through a team-based approach intended to support course developers in their work. Drawing upon expertise in LDDI around practices in online learning that enhance student success, as well as the best and most innovative use of learning technologies, we work with course developers and subject matter experts to ensure our courses are designed to be exceptional learning experiences for every student.
Faculty Course Author: Instructor, faculty member or subject matter expert (SME) undertaking the course revision or development.
Learning Designer: LDDI staff member tasked with supporting and guiding the course revision or development process with a focus on sound online pedagogies.
Learning Technology Specialist: LDDI staff member tasked with supporting innovative use and application of learning technologies in the service of meeting learning objectives.
*Please note that the faculty is developing a revised process for course development, so this page will be updated to reflect this new process soon.
Relevant forms and guidelines:
- Guidelines and Workflow for Major Revisions to Online Courses
- Online Course Revision Form (Submit to Dept. Head)
- Academic Review Form
Information for Dept Heads / Directors:
Once courses and course developers have been identified:
- Course Authors / Developers complete the Major Online Course Revision Request Form, and submits it to Dept. Head.
- Dept Head / Director identifies academic reviewer from outside the Department based on recommendations provided by Course Authors. If the potential reviewer accepts, Dept Head / Director provides completed proposal form to this individual and informs LDDI of the Course, Section Number and Last offering date of the course and LDDI will facilitate access to the course and provide reviewer with Ac Review Form.
- While Academic Reviewer is completing their review, LDDI Learning Designer will complete a Learning Design Review of the course. Both reviews are submitted to Head/ Director
- Head / Director recommends course for revision to PDCE/LDDI
Information for Faculty Course Developers / Authors:
Once Dept Head / Director has identified courses to be revised, Faculty Course Authors will compete a Major Online Course Revision Request Form, and submit the completed form to their Dept Head/ Director. Once both Academic and Learning Design Reviews of the current course have been completed and the revision has been recommended, LDDI staff will be in touch to get started on planning the revision which normally takes 2 terms / 24-26 weeks.
Information for Academic Reviewers:
If you are reviewing a course from an academic perspective for any department within the Faculty of Education, please use the form above. This document contains fillable forms to respond to specific prompts about the course you’re reviewing.
Information for External Academic Reviewers:
If you are reviewing a course for a department within the Faculty of Education, but you do not have a UBC login, we’ll ask you to create one so that we can provide access to the course. Once access has been granted, you can use the Academic Review Form listed above to complete your review. Upon completion, this form can be sent to the Department Head you’ve been in contact with.
To access the course you’ll be reviewing, please follow these steps:
- You’ll first need a CWL (Campus Wide Login) to access UBC systems. To create one, please visit https://activate.id.ubc.ca/iamweb/
- Once your CWL has been created, please send an email to lddi.educ@ubc.ca, noting both your CWL login name and the course you’ll be reviewing. LDDI staff will be in touch with you to provide instructions on how to access the course.