Course design review helps ensure students can focus on learning, not figuring out how the course works.
Students succeed when:
When these foundations are in place:
Good course design reduces friction—for students and for faculty.
A collaborative, formative review of your course’s:
Research supports a layered model:
Institutional Foundation
Discipline-specific structure
If tied to a development agreement, successful completion may trigger stipend release.The process is developmental, not punitive.
The Bottom Line
Students should spend their energy learning — not navigating.
Course Design Review does NOT:
Academic freedom protects what you teach and how you intellectually approach your discipline. This process supports the design framework around that work.
If you are interested in getting some feedback on your course without going through a full course development process, we've got you covered. Simply send us an email at instructionaldesign@nku.edu.
We will be happy to give you a targeted review on such topics as:
If you want to review the course on your own, you can start with CETI's self-review tool. This gives you a starting point for conversations with an instructional designer.
