Instructional Design at UNF

CIRT provides an array of instructional design

services to support UNF faculty.

Consultations
Faculty can make appointments to consult with an
instructional designer to discuss strategies and
best practices for the design and delivery of online
courses. CIRTs instructional designers are available
to consult on a variety of topics, including:
Course design and redesign
Use of the learning management system
Development of instructional materials
Management of course site
Student engagement strategies
Course facilitation plans

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Instructional Design Best Practices

Scaffold your course content into
meaningful chunks to guide
information processing.

Assign skills-based assessments so

students can demonstrate their
understanding of the course content.

Use CIRTs Online Learning Laboratory

(OLL) or Video Studio to create
dynamic instructional media.

Use a consistent font type, color

scheme and layout to promote
universal design for learning.

Offer virtual office hours to

accommodate distance learning
students.

Course Development
The Instructional Design Team is composed of
designers and project managers who can guide
the course development process from planning to
delivery. Two common ways in which we work with
faculty during course development include:

CIRTs Online Learning Laboratory in Building 10, Suite 1102

Faculty-Driven
Focused on providing guidance to faculty regarding
best practices for online course delivery.

Program-Based
Focused on working with specific departments and
programs to transition entire degree programs to
be delivered fully online.

1 UNF Drive
Building 10, Room 1201
Jacksonville Florida 32224-2666
(904) 620-3927
www.unf.edu/cirt

Instructional Design Team

Liaison Program
The Instructional Design Liaison Program is
designed to meet the long-term instructional
needs of faculty and departments in order
to provide strategic assistance to faculty
members in their efforts to design and
develop high-quality online courses and
programs.
The role of the instructional designer liaison
can include:
Serving as the point of contact for
departments and programs delivering
courses online
Assisting in the production of high-quality
online courses
Coordinating faculty development
efforts related to instructional design and
pedagogy
Assisting with transitioning entire degree
programs to be delivered fully online

Online Course Template

CIRT offers a course template to help streamline
the development of online courses. To request the
course template, email cirtlab@unf.edu.

Kevin Hulen
Assistant Director
kevin.hulen@unf.edu
(904) 620-5753
Jamie Chaires
Instructional Designer
jamie.chaires@unf.edu
(904) 620-5347

Course Review

CIRTs instructional designers are available to

provide informal, constructive feedback to faculty
interested in reviewing their online course prior to
delivery.
For a more rigorous, standards-based review,
faculty can request a Quality Matters review,
which evaluates the course design using a set
of literature-based standards.

Faculty Development

CIRT has developed a series of Teaching Online (TOL)

seminars designed to educate faculty on the most
effective practices in designing, developing and
delivering online courses.

TOL4100: Teaching Online Tool Essentials

A self-paced course designed to help faculty
become familiar with the most-used tools in the LMS.

TOL5100: Online Course Delivery

An online course geared toward part-time

faculty that covers best practices for effectively
delivering and facilitating an online course.

Library Resources for

Distance Learning
Visit libguides.unf.edu/tol
for more information about
copyright, databases, and
remote access.

TOL6100: Teaching Online Seminar

A hybrid course that focuses on the pedagogy

behind online learning and prepares faculty to
develop and deliver an online course.

Julie Fuller
Instructional Designer
julie.fuller@unf.edu
(904) 620-5431
Rick LEcuyer
Instructional Designer
r.lecuyer@unf.edu
(904) 620-1623
Rozy Parlette
Instructional Designer
rozy.parlette@unf.edu
(904) 620-5275

Additional Support
Justin Lerman
Online Learning Training
j.lerman@unf.edu
(904) 620-5299
Stephanie Weiss
Online Learning Librarian
s.weiss@unf.edu
(904) 620-2431

TOL7100: Teaching Online Seminar

A self-paced seminar course aimed at assisting

faculty with the development of an online
course.

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