Instructional Design Support
Developing solid learning goals and designing and aligning course activities and assessments to those goals is trickier than it first appears. Our team of trained instructional designers can help make connections between your instructional goals the literature on effective practices and technology to help you optimize your students learning and motivational outcomes. Instructional Innovation Consulting: The world of instructional technology and technology-enhanced learning is changing rapidly. Academic Technology Services is constantly watching for new technologies and pedagogical strategies on the horizon to ensure that faculty and students at Minnesota State University Mankato receive the best opportunities afforded by the best teaching and learning strategies that are emerging in the research literature. Personal/individual Instructional Consulting: Instructors interested in designing or reviewing their courses to help ensure alignment of their learning goals with their course activities can schedule an appointment with a member of our instructional design team to get personalized assistance in designing and building their course materials. Quality Matters (QM)is the national gold standard for quality in online courses. The QM standards are based on robust instructional design principles. Academic Technology Services has certified QM reviewers on staff and we are happy to help you integrate Quality Matters principles into your course or your entire curriculum. The delivery parameters for this service will vary depending on each customer's goal. Therefore the resolution time will be considered the time it takes to research develop and define the project plan.Service Categories
IT Solutions is committed to assisting the Minnesota State University, Mankato faculty in finding ways to use technology to make your teaching and research activities more effective and efficient to promote student success. Whether you need self-paced learning that you can take from your computer or mobile device anytime, anywhere, or if you prefer more face-to-face, classroom-based instruction, our faculty training and development services can help you enhance your teaching and research profile
Come to any of our drop-in sessions and ask questions, learn from the experts or just come and work with an expert around to assist. We have drop-ins for Academic Technology Services where you can get assistance with D2L, Instructional Design and/or Technology Tools. All Drop-in sessions are held in the Center for Excellence and Innovation. Check the training calendar for a complete list of drop-in sessions.
Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the design quality of online courses and online components. QM provides on-site, online, and web-based professional development opportunities. Additionally, QM provides an online rubric that outlines principles of effective design for teaching classes online. The rubric contains 8 general and 43 specific standards that cover issues such as course structure, management, and instructional design. To find out more about Quality Matters visit our frequently asked questions site: https://mankato.mnsu.edu/it-solutions/locations/instructional-design-academic-technology-services/design-your-course/quality-matters/
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- Faculty/TA
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- All Campus Locations
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- Service Level Agreement: MNSU - Consulting
- Consulting Service Level Agreement: Response and resolution times for services are determined by the priority your request is given when it is received. This priority is determined by considering the scope, visibility, and operational impact of your request along with the urgency. Normal Priority: Time to Initial Response - 1 business day Time to Resolution - 15 business days Important Priority: Time to Initial Response - 1 business day Time to Resolution - 10 business days Critical Priority: Time to Initial Response - 1 business day Time to Resolution - 7 business days
