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Overview
Digital Learning & Content Development brings together resources, examples, and approaches developed through the Teaching and Learning Exchange (TLX) to support engaging, accessible, and effective learning experiences.
This area highlights approaches to interactive content, educational technology, course development, instructional media, generative AI integration, and course quality that can support in-person, hybrid, and fully online learning.
Digital Learning Support Areas
eLearning Development
Support in this area may include designing and building online learning activities and course modules.
Interactive Content
Support in this area may include creating quizzes, presentations, interactive videos, and other learning activities using tools such as H5P.
Video Production
Support in this area may include developing instructional and scenario-based videos for teaching and learning, including concept explanations, demonstrations, applied learning scenarios, and other instructional media.
Course Design Support
Support in this area may include developing course structures, aligning learning outcomes with learning activities, and identifying opportunities to enhance student engagement.
Educational Technology
Support in this area may include selecting and integrating educational technologies to support teaching, learning, engagement, and collaboration, including platforms such as Microsoft Teams and other institutionally supported technologies.
Looking for support with teaching strategies, course integration, educational technology, or digital content development? Contact TLX for support.
Get Support
For current support with digital learning, educational technology, course development, or instructional media, contact the Teaching and Learning Exchange (TLX) to determine the appropriate support pathway.
Email TLX for support.
For platform-specific licensing or account support, please refer to the appropriate institutional support contact.
Course Quality and Review
Use the TLX Course Quality Checklist to review and enhance your course design, accessibility, and student experience.
Not sure where to start? We can work with you to review your course using the checklist and identify opportunities to improve structure, engagement, and alignment with learning outcomes.
Tools & Digital Learning Resources
Canva (Visual Content Creation)
Create visuals, infographics, and presentation materials to support your course content.
Best for:
- Infographics
- Presentation slides
- Visual learning materials
H5P
Develop interactive learning activities that can be embedded directly into Brightspace.
Best for:
- Quizzes and knowledge checks
- Interactive videos
- Branching scenarios (decision-based learning)
- Student engagement activities
Vyond
Create animated, scenario-based videos to explain concepts and engage learners.
Best for:
- Scenario-based learning
- Visual storytelling
- Explaining complex concepts
Gen AI Guidance and Integration
Resources and support in this area focus on integrating generative AI into teaching and learning in meaningful, responsible, and pedagogically sound ways.
Areas of practice include:
- Designing AI-supported learning activities and assessments
- Developing guidance for responsible, ethical, and transparent AI use
- Developing and delivering the AI Literacy in the Classroom Series: Simple Ways to Set Clear AI Expectations in Your Course
- Helping faculty establish clear expectations for student AI use
- Supporting students in making informed decisions about when, why, and how AI should be used in their learning
- Explore Practical AI Guidance for Faculty for teaching resources, reusable prompts, responsible AI guidance, and the AI Literacy for All faculty and student resources.
Instructional Video Development
Support for creating instructional and scenario-based videos designed to enhance teaching and learning.
Examples include:
- Course concept explanations
- Demonstration and skills-based videos
- Scenario-based learning videos
- Just-in-time instructional content
- UDL-aligned video updates
Examples of past work:
- Nursing and clinical training videos
- Human Rights and applied learning scenarios
- Culinary and demonstration-based videos
- Scenario-based videos for applied programs
- UDL 3.0 video updates
Selected Digital Learning & Content Development Work
Examples of digital learning and content development projects supporting teaching and learning across a range of disciplines and delivery contexts.
AI Literacy and Guidance
- AI Literacy for All – Faculty- and student-facing resources supporting responsible, transparent, and thoughtful use of generative AI in teaching and learning.
- AI Literacy in the Classroom Series: Simple Ways to Set Clear AI Expectations in Your Course – Faculty learning focused on establishing clear expectations and supporting responsible student AI use.
- Development and updating of practical generative AI guidance and instructional resources for faculty and students.
Course and Interactive Learning Development
- Film Studies Course Development – Development of course modules, instructional videos, AI guidance, and H5P learning activities to support course delivery.
- Interactive H5P learning experiences developed for clinical orientation and course-based learning.
- Digital learning activities and resources supporting online, hybrid, and web-enhanced learning.
Instructional Media and Video
- Instructional and scenario-based videos supporting applied and experiential learning.
- Nursing and clinical training videos.
- Human Rights and applied learning scenarios.
- Culinary and demonstration-based instructional videos.
- UDL-informed instructional video development and updates.
Faculty and Student Learning Resources
- Development and organization of practical teaching and learning resources for faculty.
- Student-facing learning resources designed to support course participation, learning strategies, and readiness.
Educational Technology & Digital Content Development
Educational technology and digital content development brings together learning design, technology, multimedia, accessibility, and emerging technologies to support effective learning experiences.
Explore the resources, tools, and project examples on this page to see how these approaches have been applied across teaching and learning contexts.
For current support, contact TLX.