Foundations of Course Design [FCD]
Join your faculty colleagues in a course covering current research and best practices around teaching and course development using OSCQR (Open SUNY Course Quality Review Rubric) as our guide. There will also be an introduction to accessibility and universal design. Facilitated by an instructional designer, the course may be offered in an asynchronous and fully online or hybrid modality (Partially online, partially F2F). It is paid at 10 hours at the CD rate. Any faculty member teaching this year is eligible to participate. You do not need to have already been assigned a course for a future term to enroll in FCD. This course replaces Course Design Introduction (CDI).
This course is a prerequisite for all course development work funded through ID Services.
Check out our schedule!
FCD Course Objectives
Module 1 - Foundational Framework: Apply OSCQR principles to critically evaluate and recommend improvements for facilitating rich, meaningful interactions in your courses.
Module 2 - Backward Design: Harmonize learning objectives, evaluations, and educational materials to construct a comprehensive course blueprint using the principles of backward design.
Module 3 - Inclusive Instructional Design: Employ inclusive, accessible, and culturally responsive instructional design approaches along with universal design principles to formulate an inclusive teaching philosophy statement for inclusion in course syllabi.
Module 4 - Emerging and Innovative Educational Technologies: Investigate current innovative technologies and discuss their potential applications for enhancing teaching and learning.
Module 5 - Capstone: Formulate or revamp an existing syllabus by incorporating inclusive and accessible methodologies.
Next session:
Summer Session
- When: July 14th - August 1st, 2025
- Modality: Asynchronous
- Location: Remote
- Instructor: Skye Nguyen
Fall Session
- When: October 20th - November 7th, 2025
- Modality: Asynchronous
- Location: Remote
- Instructor: Mel Stark
Winter Session
- When: February 2nd - 20th, 2026
- Modality: Asynchronous
- Location: Remote
- Instructor: Mel Stark
Spring Session
- When: April 27th - May 15th, 2026
- Modality: Asynchronous
- Location: Remote
- Instructor: Kevin Steeves
Have questions?
Feel free to contact Instructional Design Services at idservices@lanecc.edu, and we'll be happy to support you in your next course endeavor.
Deeper Dive–Course Discovery Resources
OSCQR (Open SUNY Course Quality Rubric)
One of the main concerns of faculty teaching a course is to make sure the course holds the same rigor and level of engagement across all modalities. There are so many things to think about when developing a course; aligning work with institutional learning outcomes, learner engagement, social discourse, assessment and measurement, working with technology, and much more. With this in mind, we turn to the SUNY OSCQR model for creating quality courses.
View: OSCQR (Open Suny's website)
LinkedIn Learning
Learn Moodle, Google Suites, Photoshop, and more! (self-paced, ongoing)
LinkedIn Learning provides courses on essential skills for business, creativity, and technology. Learn about Google workspace, Photoshop, Microsoft tools and more. They also offer tutorials on getting started with Moodle, covering instructor profile setup, course creation, and settings adjustments, as well as adding files, posting announcements, and creating quizzes. Additionally, you can learn how to enroll students, grade assignments, and generate reports. Currently, they are working on updating their Moodle 3 video courses to Moodle 4.
All Lane students, faculty, and staff have access to all of the LinkedIn Learning video collection. Go to the LCC LinkedIn Learning login and sign in with your L# and myLane password) for the main LinkedIn Learning website. Or browse all LinkedIn Learning offerings.
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