ETAP 623 Fall 2026

The ETAP 623 class (offered online at Brightspace) will use this wiki space to work on our ID project. Each of you will create a mini-course, deploying the knowledge and skills you learn about the principles and processes of instructional design. Our goal is to carry out authentic instructional design and development to produce mini-courses for real-world use, as Open Educational Resources (OER) for teacher learning, improvement, and innovation.

Please review the following statement regarding the open-access nature of KNILT and confirm that you agree to share your instructional design work in this space: Open Access Statement
Even after confirming, you still have the choice to request that your pages be removed from this site at a later point, such as after your class is completed.
If you want to prevent your work from being publicly visited, please email your instructor directly.
For more information about how this project works to address authentic educational needs, see the UAlbany news report: ETAP Students Create Mini-Courses to Empower 21st Century Educators.

An Overview of the ID Project

The ID Process

The ID project expects you to exercise the processes of instructional design as we study/read about each ID process in ETAP 623. The ID processes will be documented in your ID portfolio page.

Template: Sample Student's Portfolio Page
Two completed examples:
- Sarah Stolberg: Sarah Stolberg's Portfolio Page; Taking a Strengths-Based Approach to Teaching STEM in Rural Schools
- Stephanie Cambrea: Stephanie Cambrea's Portfolio Page; Hands-On Manipulatives in Mathematics
Video guide: What you need to do and report each week in your portfolio page

End Product

As your end product, you will produce a mini-course for teacher learning, with teachers (or other educators) as your target learners/audience. The mini-course will include a front page that links to the actual learning units (e.g., 3–5 units). Use the Mini-Course front page template to organize your mini-course with navigation links to the units. You can see more example mini-courses featured at KNILT Home.

Project Agenda

The design processes are scheduled as ETAP 623 Fall 2026 Design Project Agenda.

Evaluation Criteria

This design process (portfolio) and end product (mini-course) will be evaluated based on the following Evaluation_criteria.

General Suggestions

Please click here to see General Suggestions and Feedback from the instructor.
It is always a good idea to first draft your text in a word-processing package and then save it outside of the wiki. Backups are always handy to have!
Wisdom and suggestions from prior students: KNILT Student Experiences (summarized by Annette DiGuiseppi). See more very helpful reflections and suggestions from a few ETAP 623 students here.

Tutorials about Basic Wiki Editing

See the video guides:
- How this project works and how to set up your ID portfolio page: ID Project Guide Video
See KNILT Editing Tips; try out wiki editing here: Sandbox
Remember to NAME OUR WIKI PAGES USING UNIQUE TITLES. For example, instead of "Unit 1" or "Lesson 1," you should use "Unit 1: Specific Title..." Similarly, for your curriculum maps and other attached files, please also use unique filenames such as "ICM_your name.doc".

Set up your ID Portfolio Page and Mini-Course Front Page

During Mod 2, create your ID portfolio page (for documenting your ongoing ID processes), using the template Sample Student's Portfolio Page. Steps:
1. Type "Your name's ID portfolio" and click Create Page. 2. See the template pre-loaded, then click Save Page at the bottom. 3. Click Edit Page to update your page when needed.

Later, when your topic is finalized, create your mini-course front page (for organizing your final mini-course as the ID product), using the Mini-Course front page template. Steps:
1. Type your mini-course title and click Create Page. 2. See the template pre-loaded, then click Save Page. 3. Click Edit Page to update.
See the video guide: How to work out mini-course front page and unit pages

Class Members' ID Project List

Please add your name below, followed by the link to your ID portfolio page. Later, after you have decided on your topic, you will add your mini-course title, linked to the mini-course front page. See video demo: How to add your ID portfolio page link to the Class Project List

Name: Name's Portfolio Page (link); Name's mini-course title (add link to front page)

Small groups are set up for peer tryout and feedback.