Course Design

Course Design Studio sessions are designed to provide practical strategies for anyone involved in designing courses and learning experiences. They include a brief, high-level overview of the topic, step-by-step instructions on the specific tools mentioned, and dedicated time for both questions and hands-on, personalized support. 

The Course Design Intensive is a multi-day program, where you work in a supportive atmosphere, both individually and collaboratively, to design or re-design a UBC credit course that you teach or are planning to teach.

Journey Into Course Design

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This session explores practical strategies for gathering meaningful student feedback during a course—before end-of-term surveys. Presenters will share tools to help you collect targeted input on your teaching approaches, boost student engagement, and support well-being. You’ll leave with ideas to enhance your course design and confidence in using mid-course feedback to inform real-time improvements.


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    November 12, 2025
    9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • In-person
    November 19, 2025
    9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Course Design Studio: Using GenAI to Transform Text into Engaging Visual and Audio Content

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GenAI tools (specifically Napkin AI and ElevenLabs), can be used to effectively communicate ideas through images or audio, providing multiple ways for students to engage with your course content. Without requiring complex prompts, these tools allow you to easily generate compelling video and audio content for your Canvas course by simply pasting text into the (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    November 18, 2025
    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

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Designing Your Course With Accessibility in Mind

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How accessible is your course for diverse students? Accessibility goes beyond providing individual accommodation. It means proactively removing barriers and offering flexible options so all students can thrive. In this 90-minute workshop, you will have the opportunity to reflect on your course and learn practical strategies, informed by both accessibility guidelines and Universal Design for (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    November 24, 2025
    12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

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Tools for Designing Interactive Courses

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Student engagement is a critical factor known to significantly enhance student learning outcomes. Learning technology can play an important role in fostering this engagement in university courses. In this workshop, we will explore different active learning techniques and demonstrate how learning technology can help leverage these techniques to foster student engagement in both in-person and (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    November 25, 2025
    9:30 am - 11:00 am

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The Why and Whom of Your Course Design: Using GenAI to Clarify the Purpose of Our Teaching

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We teach because we care deeply about the subject, or because the course landed on our plate. But what if we paused to ask: Why does this course matter? And who are we really teaching it for? In this interactive workshop, experienced GenAI users will explore how to use AI tools to clarify the deeper (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    November 25, 2025
    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

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Course Design Studio: Creating AI-Resilient Assessments

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The arrival of generative AI is not a minor disruption; it’s a constantly evolving challenge to how we assess student learning. This session is designed for instructors who are concerned about academic integrity. In the studio we will introduce the “Mitigate, Support, Elevate” framework for designing assessments resilient to AI misuse. Together we will explore (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    December 3, 2025
    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

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