By: Jennifer Whitton-Trujillo, Ben Cornish, Alex McDaniel The economics of social justice involve several sensitive topics that relate differently to individual students’ personal experiences, perspectives, and questions. So, how do you design an online economics course that asks students to examine complex issues of race and social justice while keeping economic analysis at the center […]
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By: Sarah Creasy, Michael Rupert, Will Austin, Alexandra Grima, Todd Wolfe, Alex McDaniel Water is part of almost everything we do, but many of the ways we use it remain invisible. You may never think about the water required to make the products you use every day or the systems that are in place that […]
By: Ciara Rupert, Marit Smith, Knox Mallette, Tim Wright, and Alex McDaniel In the CTLD Course Development Cycle, MSU Denver instructors work with the instructional design team to improve their existing or new courses. Instructors identify course objectives, develop learning activities, create a user-friendly course, record high-quality multimedia content, and much more. As part of […]
By the CTLD Instructional Media Team Each semester, the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Design partners with MSU Denver faculty across the university to build meaningful, high-quality online learning experiences. These collaborations range from reimagining existing courses to full development projects built from the ground up. During this process, faculty work closely with the CTLD […]
Written by the CTLD Instructional Media Team Each semester, the Center for Teaching, Learning and Design partners with MSU Denver faculty across the university to build meaningful, high-quality online learning experiences. These collaborations range from reimagining existing courses to full development projects built from the ground up. During this process, faculty work closely with the […]
As part of the Fall 2025 CTLD Course Development Cycle, Health Care Management instructor Garrett Chism partnered with the instructional design team to enhance HCM 3600 – Health Information Systems, an upper-division course introducing students to the technologies, data practices, and leadership considerations that support modern healthcare delivery. This development cycle placed a strong emphasis […]
Parasitology is a dense and highly visual subject matter that can be challenging for students to navigate. Students are asked to differentiate between organisms that often share similar traits, while also learning how those organisms infect hosts and affect their bodies. In the redesigned MLAB 409: Parasitology – developed in partnership with Professor Karen Myers, […]
By Alexandra Grima, Michael Rupert, Will Austin, Sarah Creasy, Tanner Wilde, Alex McDaniel Power electronics is a complex subject that can feel intimidating at first glance: fast switching, nonlinear behavior, magnetics, thermal limits, and control theory all interacting at once. In this course, however, students discover that these systems can be understood when they’re taught […]
Written by the CTLD Instructional Media Team What do cannabis compliance, intergalactic construction missions, and color theory in contemporary art have in common? They are all at the center of three unique, media-rich courses recently developed through CTLD. From simulation-based learning and sci-fi-themed assignments to studio-recorded painting demos and expert roundtable videos, these courses demonstrate […]
Sometimes, traditional online courses can feel dry—lecture, reading, test, repeat. Even activities meant to increase engagement, like discussions, can become transactional miniature essays. Students disengage, and instructors can get stuck in a rut. That disengagement can also negatively impact drop/fail/withdraw rates, especially online. As part of the Spring 2025 development cycle, Professor Carolyn McGary, Director […]