NMEL's Course Development Group develops both faculty and student expertise of the WebCT course management software. Instructional Designers partner with faculty in helping them add interactive activities, assessment techniques, design aids, and pedagogical methods to their online course design. Some of academic online courses and programs supported include Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Management, Educational Leadership, Nursing, and English.
This group also creates and implements course templates, student tutorials, and evaluation tools in online courses. Results from the evaluation tools are used to highlight the most effective areas of online course design and improve other areas to increase student performance and learning over time.
Training and Development Specialists offer workshops and reference materials to train instructors in the use of WebCT software for course components, assessment methods, grade book management, and effective online quizzes. In addition to these functions, staff members provide ongoing technical support services for faculty and students.