Course (re)Design Workshop

Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/05/2025 - 22/05/2025
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

The Course (re)Design Workshop (CrDW) aims to engage and support educators in designing or redesigning a course. The CrDW includes facilitated sessions on course design topics, including constructive alignment, learning outcomes, teaching and learning activities, and assessment. The CrDW also includes facilitated peer feedback in small groups. The structure of the CrDW encourages participants to focus on a single course design while developing more general skills applicable to any course. The course design principles discussed will be applicable to any modality of offering a course (in-person, fully-online, blended, etc.).

By the end of this workshop, participants will have designed a constructively aligned, learner-centred and evidence-informed course. Moreover, they will have:

• Explained and accounted for the alignment between course and program outcomes.
• Identified campus policies and resources useful for implementing individual course design features and pedagogies.
• Shared and received feedback on their course designs with interdisciplinary peers.

When is the CrDW? 

The CrDW will occur on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (1:00 – 3:30 PM, ET) in May (i.e., May 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22; 1-3:30PM). Tuesday afternoons will be virtual and will include facilitated sessions on course design topics. Thursday afternoons will take place in person and include facilitated peer feedback in small groups.

Tentative Overview:

• Tuesday, May 6 from 1:00 – 3:30 PM (virtual): Welcome & Course (re)Design Topic 1
• Thursday, May 8 from 1:00 – 3:30 PM (in-person): Small Group Feedback
• Tuesday, May 13 from 1:00 – 3:30 PM (virtual): Course (re)Design Topic 2
• Thursday, May 15 from 1:00 – 3:30 PM (in-person): Small Group Feedback
• Tuesday, May 20 from 1:00 – 3:30 PM (virtual): Course (re)Design Topic 3
• Thursday, May 22 from 1:00 – 3:30 PM (in-person): Small Group Feedback & Conclusion

Who can participate? 

You are eligible to register if you are:

• Teaching or contributing to a course that will be offered during the 2025/2026 academic year;
• Eager to learn more about a scholarly and learner-centred approach to course design; and,
• Able to commit to the six required afternoons of the CrDW (i.e., May 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, and 22 from 1:00 – 3:30 PM) in full.

Please note that the CrDW is limited to 24 participants, and registration is on a first-come basis. The event is open to the McMaster University Community only. The workshop has reached capacity every year, so please complete your registration ASAP!

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