Albert Koffi Holali AdamaviDroits et responsabilités étudiantes
A compulsory course for every learner at Collège Boréal. I designed its UX and the online course in Brightspace, starting from a Word document.
Source: Gemini (AI-generated)- Role
- Course and UX designer, in Brightspace
- Audience
- Every learner at the college, as a compulsory course
- Result
- All 300+ enrolled learners have completed it (100%), and new learners keep enrolling
- Standards
- AODA, ADDIE, UX
The course is proprietary, and access is limited to registered learners, so none of it is shown here. The image on this page is an illustration, not a screenshot.
My role
The content arrived as a Word document. I designed how learners experience it online in Brightspace: the structure, the navigation and the UX of every page, using the UI template I designed for course pages.
The design challenge
A compulsory course reaches every learner at the college, with different confidence and different needs. It has to be clear enough to finish without help, accessible to everyone and consistent with other courses, so learners never relearn the interface. Content about rights and responsibilities also has to be easy to read.
How I worked, step by step (ADDIE)
These stages follow the ADDIE design process.
- 1
Analyze
I analyzed the source document and profiled the learners to set the course requirements: interactivity, colors, page length, multimedia and assessment tools. These decisions shaped the UX and the content in Brightspace.
- 2
Design
I prototyped the first module and took it through team review before building further. Each page has one purpose, and the course map matches the college’s other courses. I sourced or designed the multimedia.
- 3
Develop
I built the pages in Brightspace with interactivity, accessible content and multimedia. Headings, reading order, text alternatives and contrast are built in, and extraneous cognitive load is removed. A review checked the finished course.
- 4
Implement
I published the course to all learners, who must complete it.
- 5
Evaluate
All 300+ learners enrolled so far have completed it, and new learners keep enrolling and taking it. I take this as a sign that the design works.
Frameworks in this course
AODA and WCAG
Structure was built in code so the course worked for assistive technology: real headings, reading order, text alternatives, contrast and keyboard use.
Cognitive load theory
The UI template gave every page the same styling and layout, and short sections kept extraneous load low.
Mayer’s multimedia principles
Pages were segmented and key ideas were signaled, with decoration cut.
Dual coding
Key ideas were paired with visuals, with text alternatives.
UX principles
Each page had one obvious way forward, and the navigation was the same throughout.
ADDIE
ADDIE gave the process, from the Word document to a published course.
In a workplace setting
Compulsory workplace training, such as a code of conduct or privacy course, has the same design problem: everyone must complete it, so clarity, accessibility and consistency matter more than novelty.
What this project shows
- I turned a Word document into a structured, accessible Brightspace course.
- I designed for a compulsory audience of every learner, where clarity and accessibility came first.
- I can report a real outcome: every enrolled student has completed the course.
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