Abstract
This report of practice describes a five-year process to establish and implement quality standards for a substantial portfolio of distancedelivered courses at the Centre for Continuing and Distance Education, University of Saskatchewan. The report describes an analysis of the issues and the solutions found that led to our current curriculum design standards and procedures, the implementation of learning technologies, and the identification of issues and solutions regarding copyright law. Lastly, the future prospects of these distance-delivered postsecondary courses are considered. Focusing on the issues and solutions for each category of challenges, this report describes the five-year journey of a small instructional-design team that faced roadblocks and barriers common to many postsecondary continuing and distance education units.
Highlights
This report of practice describes a five-year process to establish and implement quality standards for a substantial portfolio of distancedelivered courses at the Centre for Continuing and Distance Education, University of Saskatchewan
In addition to the credit courses, DOC has been responsible, both administratively and academically, for several certificate-level adult and continuing education programs. These classes are offered as independent studies, televised, and online classes throughout Saskatchewan, Canada, and internationally
Distance education at the University of Saskatchewan had employed instructional designers for development and maintenance of courses in the past, recent institutional reorganization meant that DOC had been without instructional designers for some time
Summary
Digging Up: A Five-Year Journey to Instructional-Design Stability in a Postsecondary Distance Education Unit. This report of practice describes a five-year process to establish and implement quality standards for a substantial portfolio of distancedelivered courses at the Centre for Continuing and Distance Education, University of Saskatchewan. Focusing on the issues and solutions for each category of challenges, this report describes the five-year journey of a small instructional-design team that faced roadblocks and barriers common to many postsecondary continuing and distance education units. En mettant l’accent sur les problèmes et les solutions de chaque catégorie de défis, ce rapport décrit le cheminement en cinq ans d’une petite équipe de conception pédagogique qui a dû affronter des obstacles communs à plusieurs dans le domaine de la formation continue et de l’enseignement à distance au niveau postsecondaire. Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education / Vol 41, No 1, spring 2015 Revue canadienne de l’éducation permanente universitaire / vol 41, no 1 printemps 2015 http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/cjuce-rcepu pp. 1–12
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