Sample course planning matrix that can be used to help instructors focus on designing for significant learning when planning their digital courses. Based on the research of L. Dee Fink.

Project Management for Instructional Designers (PM4ID) is a textbook about project management tailored specifically for instructional designers, intended for use in graduate programs in educational technology. This book is based on a pre-existing openly licensed textbook donated to the commons by a benefactor who desires to remain anonymous. It has been collaboratively revised and updated by students and faculty at the University of Saskatchewan. It contains case studies, video cases and audio recordings of interviews with Canadian instructional design experts, and interactive reviews of three chapters using H5P.

An online radiology reference who's mission is to make it available for free, for ever, for all.

Job aid for recording PowerPoint with voiceover and embedding it into a course.

A sample of a reflection assignment for digital courses based on L. Dee Fink's significant learning framework.

The Sam Houston State University Online Web Accessibility Guide serves as a resource for faculty and staff as you implement accessibility into online spaces. The practices illustrated throughout this guide prioritize learners' needs, reduce barriers to instruction, and are imperative to each student's success. There are countless numbers of low- or no-cost digital educational materials available that may alleviate out-of-pocket expenses but cannot guarantee access to all students unless it meets certain Web Accessibility standards. These basic practices are intended to increase faculty awareness of digital accessibility on campus and learn to make low-effort, high-impact adjustments to create materials that support a variety of learners. Used in conjunction with Blackboard ALLY, learners can instantaneously engage with course content in alternate formats without the need for accommodations or slow turnaround times for third-party remediation. In addition, faculty can be confident in providing this flexibility of use to their learners and know their materials are compatible with assistive technology software and devices, such as screen readers. We hope that faculty and staff will reference this guide when creating or editing course materials in the future. These practices illustrated will create a more accessible classroom for all learners and promote an inclusive institution—a mission we here at Sam Houston State University are dedicated to exemplifying.

This “School Leader Digital Learning Guide” is a resource to help you consider, plan, fund, implement, maintain, and adapt learning programs that meet the unique needs and requirements of the students and teachers that you serve.

This guide is designed to provide important resources and recommendations to support teacher implementation of digital learning.

The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when all of us, and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology. A framework for making decisions about your teaching is provided, while understanding that every subject is different, and every instructor has something unique and special to bring to their teaching.

The book enables teachers and instructors to help students develop the knowledge and skills they will need in a digital age: not so much the IT skills, but the thinking and attitudes to learning that will bring them success.

Book release date (final version): 1 April 2015

A handout that explains the process of working with subject matter experts and non-educators to design university courses, details the pros and cons of working with SMEs, and offers helpful tips on the design process.

A collection of three UDL workbooks. Universal Design for Learning: A Practical Guide, Universal Design for Learning: Strategies for Blended and Online Learning, and Assessment Design: Perspectives and Examples Informed by Universal Design for Learning.