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Instructional Design

Creating instructional materials can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. TLED offers a range of services and resources to help you design engaging, effective courses.

 

Use these resources to streamline your development process and create materials that support student success. 

Accessibility

Be an ally and supporter for all our learners here at ACC! Adapt your curriculum and design your course in a way that eliminates barriers to learning for students.

Copyright & Fair Use

Understanding copyright and fair use is essential when developing or using instructional materials. Review the Copyright & Fair Use guidelines to ensure compliance.

First Day Digital Materials

First Day is a textbook inclusive program that bundles the cost of digital course materials with class fees. Students gain access to digital versions of required textbooks and associated resources at the start of the term. Faculty: Submit First Day course materials to your department admin for them to submit at the department level.

Library

ACC Library offers a range of services to help you develop and deliver high-quality instructional materials. Place materials on reserve, add library materials for your class, schedule class sessions or workshops on focused topics, and more!

Micro-Credentials & Badging

As a faculty member, you can develop a micro-credential or badge for your students. Student facing badges fall into one of three different categories: micro-credentials or participation and achievement badges.

Media Development

The Instructional Media Productions team provides professional-grade media development solutions which facilitate teaching, enhance learning, and positively impact academic performance and student success.

Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources (OER) are low cost or free materials for teaching, learning and research. These resources come in a variety of formats and are available under Creative Commons or other open use licenses. Contact the ACC Library for help finding and adopting OER.

Textbooks

Barnes & Noble’s Adoption & Insight Portal (AIP) streamlines the textbook selection process and connects seamlessly with ACC’s course scheduling system. Using AIP ensures your required materials are ordered correctly and available on the first day of class.

TLED Guide to Generative AI

The TLED Academic Technology Advisory Committee created an online guide to help faculty and staff understand generative AI tools like ChatGPT and integrate them into teaching and learning.

Tools & Resources

ACC supports a wide range of tools and resources to help faculty create engaging learning experiences, develop course materials, and deliver instruction.

Video

Lecture capture refers to recording lectures and making them available online for students to review. Recordings can be captured during live, in-person lectures or created independently from your office or home. ACC supports Panopto, the college’s lecture capture and video streaming tool.

Video Captioning

All instructional media should include captions to ensure accessibility for all students. Faculty and staff can request captioning services through ACC.