Are you looking to leverage pedagogical best practices for your course or program but don't know where to begin? Maybe you're needing to rethink your course design or improve your learner experience. With nationally recognized experts in instructional and experience design, we're ready to help!
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Experience Design Services
The Missouri Online experience design team offers numerous creative services, including the design and build of Canvas courses, graphic design, video and media production, UX design, template development, and the production of interactive online learning modules. Our designers are committed to collaborating with faculty to create meaningful learning experiences.
User experience design
Our dedicated staff have the resources and expertise to help you plan and create pedagogically sound imagery and interactive components to enhance the learning experience for your students.
Video production
From ideation to production, we offer a variety of services to help produce effective, engaging instructional videos for your online courses.
Canvas templates
Missouri Online maintains a number of course, module and page templates for faculty to apply to their Canvas courses.
Example: Exercise Techniques II
The design of this course incorporates a parallax effect (scrolling effect) on both the home page and module overview pages. It showcases module listings on the home page, accompanied by sample images.
Example: Interactive Map
This interactive map was created for JOURN 1000: Journalism for Non-Majors at the University of Missouri-Columbia. This interactive learning object uses Tableau to host the data, and was embedded in the journalism course for students to interact with in order to meet the intended learning outcomes.
Example: Correcting Mistakes Video
In this example instructional video, Professor Amy Simons, from the Missouri School of Journalism, discusses the steps journalists take to correct their mistakes.
Example: Steps of a Campaign
This is an example of an infographic created for P_HLTH 8001: Strategic Health Communication at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
From the Blog
New module organizer templates now available
Missouri Online is pleased to announce the availability of two new multi-week module organizer templates for your Canvas courses.
Student resource templates in Canvas Commons
Our latest templates include topics such as how to prepare for group projects, best practices for participating in discussion boards, and tips for succeeding in your online course.
Crafting authentic learning experiences with the LX Canvas
The LX Canvas is used to create improved learning experiences by breaking each one down into categories, including the people involved, the resources available, and the process used to arrive...
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Our design services are available to all faculty from any of the four UM System campuses. So why wait? Let's get started today!
Instructional Design Services
Our instructional designers use the latest teaching methods and learning science to engage students and enhance learning through effective course designs. Our comprehensive services include course design and development, learning outcomes and alignment, assessment strategies, and accessible learning.
Course design
Through close collaboration with faculty, our designers can help you design purposeful learning objectives, create engaging course objects and facilitate meaningful course design.
Training & certifications
This page includes quick links to teaching and course certification, as well as links to each campus's Tableau dashboard.
Sprint mini-courses for instructors
Join our new fully autonomous and asynchronous instructor development program.
Example: Medical Physiology II
In this example course, MPP 8350: Medical Physiology II for the Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, includes a custom home page and navigation structure, among other custom learning objects.
Example: ARIS Branching Scenario
This Articulate Rise scenario was created for a joint project between Missouri Online and Rutgers University for the Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS).
Example: Undergraduate Journalism Advising
This Canvas organization site for the Missouri School of Journalism exhibits a great example of an alternate method of navigation for the students using the site. The site displays all navigation options in cards on the home page, as well as additional navigation options along the top of all of the internal pages.
From the Blog
Podcast: Teaching students with ADHD
Dr. Cathryn Friel, instructional designer at Missouri Online, was featured as a guest on Dr. Derek Bruff's Intentional Teaching podcast series.
Spring instructional design webinars
All faculty and staff are invited to attend our spring instructional design webinar series.
Upcoming instructional design webinars
UM System faculty and staff are invited to attend a webinar series associated with Missouri Online’s Sprint Ahead: Online Faculty Development Program.
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Our design services are available to all faculty from any of the four UM System campuses. So why wait? Let's get started today!