Instructional Design Services
Simple, Efficient, Customized Course Development
Instructional Design
We Build Custom Courses for Higher Education, Grants, and Corporate Training
Whether you’re launching new academic curricula, meeting course development requirements for a grant, or upskilling your workforce, our services ensure accessible, engaging, and results-driven courses tailored to your needs. Explore how we can transform your vision into reality below.
Developing online course shouldn’t take months. Who wants to keep working on the same project that long? We solve the common pain point of long development times that delay your programs, drain resources, and frustrate stakeholders. Our streamlined process can deliver a fully functional course within as little as 4 weeks.
Say goodbye to prolonged timelines and hello to rapid, impactful learning experiences.
The Pain Points
Traditional course development often stretches over 3-6 months due to iterative reviews, content creation hurdles, and technical integrations. Full-time instructional designers (IDs) often juggle multiple projects, reducing design time. Data suggests IDs spend only 50-60% of their time on actual course design work.
This leads to missed opportunities in higher education such as delayed semester starts, missing grant deadlines for course builds, or slower employee training.
Our Solution
A proven, agile methodology that compresses the timeline without compromising quality. We handle everything from initial consultation to launch, delivering a ready-to-deploy course in as little as 4 weeks!
Don’t know how to write course content, no problem!
We are here to help and guide.
With over 20 years in higher education, we can help you curate and create content make creative learning experiences.
From Concept to Launch in 4 Weeks
We understand your already over-busy life juggling multiple responsibilities including teaching, grant writing,
departmental reports, and other administrative responsibilities, publishing, attending conferences, and trying to maintain work/life balance does not give you months and months to develop a course.
After working with various universities and organizations and observing all kinds of course development models, we have created a unique and streamlined approach to help you get your course built and launched within a month!
Discover Our Unique DCBI Design Model
We created a new Instructional Design Model called SPARK! WE don’t think course development should be a daunting experience. Our method streamlines content curation, builds in Canvas, and
ensures WCAG 2.1 compliance—all in just 4 weeks.
Week 1: Kickoff & Discovery
We align on goals, map the course, and start sourcing content (e.g., your materials, research, input). We create a schedule for sourcing content to ensure the build stays on track. We also provide content sourcing worksheets to help you share your brilliance, research, and field specific content so we can build it into the course!
Week 2: Content Curation & Creation
We refine content, blending your resources with custom multimedia and design techniques and partner with you or your Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to apply their insights and expertise to ensure impact. We can use various forms of content to develop your course.
Week 3: Course Build
We construct the course in your Canvas LMS, integrating rich content, multimedia, accessible modules, quizzes, grading rubrics, embedded outcomes assessments, and creative learning activities tailored to learners.
Week 4: Iterate, Test, & Launch
We test with stakeholders and refine the design and functionality based on feedback to prepare for a smooth launch. If you need your course facilitators trained, we can offer that service as well!
Learn More about DCBI
What is DCBI?
Discovery, Content, Build, Iterate
Discovery. Align goals, map structure, and source initial content. Why it works: Early collaboration prevents misalignment.
Content Curation & Creation. We provide you with guidance on developing content and recreating it into learning experiences.
Build. We construct the course to meet accessibility standards, add engaging elements, and ease of navigation including grading rubrics, outcomes assessment, digital badges, certificates, and facilitation guides.
Iterate. We provide a prototype of the course and go through several iterations to ensure you are satisfied with the look and feel of the product.
Why Choose Us?
We specialize in creating engaging and accessible courses in Canvas LMS, tailored for higher education and corporate training. Our consultants have extensive experience supporting universities and organizations nationwide, leveraging best practices to ensure learner success and rapid delivery.
Accessibility & Universal Design
We design courses to be inclusive, meeting ADA and WCAG 2.1 standards so every learner can thrive.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Offer content in multiple formats (text, audio, visuals) to support diverse learners, from neurodiverse students to global corporate teams to boost engagement and accommodates varied learning styles.
Screen Reader Optimization. Use structured headings and semantic HTML for seamless navigation. Benefit: Enhances accessibility for visually impaired users, ensuring compliance and equity.
Modern, Intuitive Look
Our courses feature clean, professional layouts to keep learners motivated and focused.
Sleek, Branded Aesthetics. Incorporate interactive elements and your branding for a polished look. Benefit: Reduces cognitive overload, improving retention by up to 30%.
Streamlined Navigation. Organize content with clear modules and intuitive pathways. Benefit: Speeds completion, ideal for time-sensitive academic or corporate settings.
Built for Engagement
We integrate active learning tools to make courses interactive and effective.
Multimedia Integration. Embed videos, podcasts, and simulations. Benefit: Enhances knowledge retention by 40-60%, per e-learning research.
Collaborative Tools. Include forums, group projects, and peer reviews. Benefit: Fosters community and builds teamwork skills for students and professionals.
Creative & Authentic Assessments
ur courses align with your goals through strategic evaluation.
Formative and Summative Assessments. Design quizzes, assignments, and rubrics linked to program outcomes. Benefit: Supports accreditation for higher ed or ROI tracking for corporate training, with automated data collection via Canvas.
Choice. Give students a choice of how they will demonstrate mastery of the learning outcome with flex assignments.
Tailored Customization
We align courses with your brand and systems for seamless integration.
Branded Customization. Reflect your institutional or corporate identity. Benefit: Builds trust and a professional learner experience.
LMS Integration. Leverage Canvas tools (e.g., LTIs, Outcomes) for scalability and compliance. Benefit: Streamlines workflows and ensures GDPR/FERPA readiness.
Grant Work. We specialize in working with academics who have received grants and need courses built to satisfy the requirements.
