Course Design

View MCC’s Course Design Guidelines.

For face-to-face and online courses, design your course with the following strategies in mind:

• Use a consistent layout
• Use a consistent structure
• Provide a course orientation
• Use logical sequencing
• Provide easy access to resources and support
• Use backward design
• Make sure assessments match objectives

Check out the following resources for information about various teaching strategies. Contact the Instructional Design & Innovation to learn more at online@mclennan.edu. 

Cooperative/Collaborative Learning:

• Making Cooperative Learning Work
• Online Collaborative Learning

Flipped Classrooms:

• Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture for Higher Education
• Can “The Flipped Classroom Model Work in Higher Education [Infographic]

Inquiry-Based Learning:

• What is Inquiry-Based Learning (Video)
• Concept to Classroom: Inquiry-Based Learning

Problem-Based Learning:

• Overview of Problem-based Learning: Definitions and Distinctions
• Problem-Based Learning Overview

The Instructional Design & Innovation staff is happy to discuss your online or face-to-face course, and work with you to come up with strategies that will promote success for all students. Please email us at online@mclennan.edu.