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Dartmouth's Course Design Institute (CDI) provides a foundation in an integrated course design approach that is rooted in student-centered teaching and learning. Participants gain exposure to current theory of course design and, with support from a cohort of peers and guidance from CDI facilitators, apply evidence-based approaches to the designs of their own courses. This process can be used to develop a new course or redesign an existing course. 

We are now accepting applications for two upcoming institutes:

In person June 17 and 19, 2025 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm in DCAL (Baker Library 102). The deadline to apply for the June institute is May 30 at 11:59 pm.

Remotely July 15 and 17, 2025 from 9:00 am-3:00 pm on Zoom. The deadline to apply for the July institute is June 10 at 11:59 pm.

During CDI, you will:

• Apply evidence-based principles of learning to the design of a course
• Write course learning outcomes and learning outcomes for at least one course unit
• Create an assessment plan to evaluate student progress toward the course learning outcomes
• Consider learning activities and assignments that address the course objectives.

CDI follows a flipped format, in which you work through asynchronous content (short videos, readings, exercises) in Canvas independently before attending live sessions with a cohort of faculty peers. Live sessions are comprised of interactive workshops, small group discussion with other faculty, and 1-on-1 feedback from facilitators.