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How Online Campus supports your course

Whether you're building a brand-new online course or refining an existing one, our instructional design team works alongside you. No request is too small (or too late).

Course design timeline

A reasonable schedule for designing an online course from scratch. If you're working from an existing course, expect to compress this by half.

• 3+ months out: Schedule a course design consultation. Define learning objectives, sketch module structure, identify required readings.
• 2 months out: Build module skeletons in Canvas. Draft assessment plan and grading scheme. Decide on synchronous vs. asynchronous balance.
• 1 month out: Record or finalize lecture content. Set up gradebook, rubrics, and discussions. Run accessibility checks (UDOIT/TidyUP).
• 2 weeks out: Publish syllabus, course announcement, and first-week module. Test student view of all key activities.
• Week of class: Send welcome email. Open Canvas course. Be ready to answer "where do I find..." questions in the first 48 hours.

See the full development timeline →

Workshops and one-on-one consultations

Live workshops, drop-in working sessions, and individual consultations - all delivered by Online Campus instructional designers.

Quality Matters certification path

Quality Matters (QM) is the formal certification for online courses at CSUEB. It's a multi-step process: self-review, peer review against the QM rubric, revisions, and final certification. Online Campus supports you at every stage.

QM certification path:

1. Take the QM rubric overview workshop. Understand the 8 standards and 42 specific review criteria.
2. Self-review your course using the QM rubric. Identify gaps and document evidence for each standard.
3. Submit for peer review. A team of 3 trained QM reviewers - one of them a CSUEB peer - assesses your course.
4. Revise based on feedback. Online Campus instructional designers help you address reviewer recommendations.
5. Receive certification. Your course joins the CSUEB Certified Quality Online Courses list and you receive a digital badge.

QM certification details and certified courses list →

Tools and cross-links

Resources that complement course design - linked from across the Online Campus site.

Training resources