Open AccessThe Iterative Redesign of an Online University Course: NDFS 100, Essentials of Nutrition
Author(s) -
Alyssa Huber Erickson
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of designs for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2159-449X
DOI - 10.14434/ijdl.v8i2.23744
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , schedule , computer science , animation , iterative design , iterative and incremental development , multimedia , instructional design , process (computing) , online course , course (navigation) , engineering management , world wide web , mathematics education , software engineering , engineering , psychology , operations management , computer graphics (images) , scheduling (production processes) , paleontology , biology , operating system , aerospace engineering
This design case looks closely at the unique elements of redesigning an online nutrition course from April 2016 to April 2017. The online course was designed, developed, and offered for students through Brigham Young University Independent Study (BYUIS). During the course of one year, the author and stakeholders collaborated and made several iterative changes to the original online course. These iterations were based on the unique context of BYUIS, which included two paradigm shifts: moving courses to a semester-based schedule for BYU Online and shifting to a new Learning Management System (LMS). This context shaped design decisions, including the creation of eight custom animated videos, new artwork on every page, four discussion boards, eleven interactive activities, and several new content pages. Iterative design decisions were initiated by student feedback, faculty experience and collaboration, and design failures. Several production teams at BYUIS (e.g., animation, illustration) contributed to the success of this redesign. This design case seeks to give the reader a vicarious experience of the iterative one-year redesign process