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Course Design Toolkit

The planning documents behind every course I build, from the first meeting to QA.

  • Course design
  • Storyboards
  • Quality assurance
Audience
Faculty and SMEs
My role
Author
Tools
Word, PowerPoint, Lucidchart
Format
Templates and samples

Overview

Good online courses start with a plan. These are the documents I use to guide faculty and subject matter experts from the first conversation to a course that's ready to launch, shown in the order I use them. The samples use a fictional course, SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology.

Preview of the Course development process

Course development process

My ADDIE-based process, with approval checkpoints and a continuous-improvement loop.

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Preview of the Course design document

Course design document

Business need, learning outcomes, course structure, assessment strategy, and timeline.

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Preview of the Course map

Course map

Aligns course goals, measurable objectives, and assessments before anything is built.

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Preview of the Storyboard

Storyboard

Screen-by-screen content, narration, programming, and accessibility notes for one module.

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Preview of the Online course QA rubric

Online course QA rubric

Updated in 2026 with accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA and ADA Title II), generative AI, and UDL standards.

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