SEMESTER TEMPLATES

Designed for the shift to semesters, these customizable course templates from the Instructional Design Studio streamline course setup and support a smoother transition from quarter-based courses. Each template can be easily adapted to your teaching style using the steps in Customizing Your Course.

What’s included:

Clean, modern visual design
Improved accessibility and mobile-friendly layouts
A TILT-informed framework embedded throughout assignments, discussions, and quizzes to clarify expectations, purpose, and criteria for students.

Get Started:

Explore the templates below and select "View Template” to preview each option. Download the template to your desktop (note that IMSCC template files cannot be opened directly), then use the instructions in How to Import a Template to add it to your course shell and begin building.

Note: If you do not yet have a Canvas course shell, IDS can create a PREP space for you. Just choose a template and email IDS at IDStudio@seattleu.edu.

► Semester Once a Week Template or for flipped classes

The Once a Week Template is best for courses that are either set up to meet only once a week or that are flipped so students can engage with content in Canvas before you meet in order to focus on active learning activities when you meet. The module landing pages contain three sections: What to Do Before We Meet, What We Will Do When We Meet, and What to Do After We Meet (all editable).

View the One Meeting a Week Template

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► Semester Tuesday-Thursday Template or for classes that meet twice a week

The Tuesday-Thursday Template is best for courses that meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays or twice a week. On the module overview pages there are two sections: Tuesday and Thursday (both editable). Each day gives space to tell students what to do Before, During, and After each class day.

View the Two Meetings a Week Template

Download the Two Meetings a Week Template

► Semester Monday-Wednesday-Friday Template or for classes that meet three times a week

The Monday-Wednesday-Friday Template is best for courses that meet on those days or three times a week. On the module overview pages there are three sections: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (all editable). Each day gives space to tell students what to do Before, During, and After each class day.

View the Three Meetings a Week Template

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► Semester Asynchronous Template for fully online courses that never meet synchronously

The Asynchronous Template is the best for fully online courses that don't meet at scheduled synchronous times. It is set up with 10 modules. Each module includes a module overview page, a discussion (rubric attached) and an assignment. The template also has a Course Overview Module with a place for your Syllabus, an Instructor page, a Book Order page, and other resources. Each module landing page is made up of three sections: Overview, To Read or Watch, and To Complete or Submit.

View the Asynchronous Template

Download the Asynchronous Template