Course Experience Prototype — Future Course Template v2

About This Section

From Components to Course

The Component Library shows individual building blocks. The Sample Pages section shows assembled pages. This section shows how those pages connect into a complete learner journey — the sequence a student would follow through a week of coursework.

Two prototype directions are explored here. Each uses the same design system but explores a different structural approach to organizing course content.

Prototype 1 — Single-Page Week

A reduced-click design where all of a week's content lives on one guided page. The student enters Getting Started, then navigates to a single Learning Materials page for the full week.

Prototype 2 — Module Flow

The familiar UMA/D2L structure: Week → Module → Learn → Practice → Do. Each step is a separate page linked in sequence, matching existing D2L course architecture.

Stakeholder Goal

These prototypes help reviewers answer: “Would this feel significantly more modern, organized, and intuitive than the current course experience?”

Prototype 1 — Week 1

Single-Page Learning Experience

This prototype explores a reduced-click architecture. The student enters the course at Getting Started, then navigates to Week 1 → Learning Materials — a single page containing the complete week's experience. No separate Module, Learn, Practice, or Do pages.

Getting Started Week 1 — Learning Materials Graded Activities (inline)

Start Here

Getting Started

Course orientation page: what the course is, how each week works, and a direct CTA to begin Week 1. The student’s entry point.

View Getting Started → Week 1 — Single Page

Learning Materials

The complete Week 1 experience on one page. Progress steps, two module sections with five activity cards each, and graded activities at the bottom.

View Learning Materials →

Prototype 2 — Week 2

Week → Module → Learn → Practice → Do

This prototype demonstrates the familiar UMA/D2L course structure. Each step in the learner’s journey is a distinct page, matching the existing course architecture students already know. Built on real Cellular Biology content from a radiology program.

Week Landing Module Landing Learn Dashboard Key Points Practice Do

Week Landing

Week 2: Cellular Biology

Week overview, learning objectives, “This Week at a Glance” roadmap, and Learn / Practice / Do flow cards.

View Week Landing → Module Landing

Module 1: The Cell

Module overview, objectives, “Why This Matters” clinical connection, and Begin Learn CTA.

View Module → Learn Dashboard

Learn: The Cell

Guided dashboard of five activities: key points, video, two readings, and a Clover lesson — each with time estimates.

View Learn Dashboard → Content Page

Module 1 Key Points

Long-read format using key takeaway callouts, clinical connections, figure cards, and knowledge checks.

View Key Points → Practice Page

Module 1: Practice

Self-assessment page with not-graded alert, resource card, flip cards, and tip callout.

View Practice → Do Summary

Week 2: Do

Discussion (25 pts), Assignment (50 pts), and Test (25 pts) — with due dates and D2L tool note.

View Activities →

Future Expansion

Additional Weeks & Modules

The prototype currently covers Week 1 and Week 2 Module 1. Future iterations will extend the experience to show a full multi-week course structure.

Coming Soon

Week 2 — Module 2

Second module of Week 2. Will demonstrate a second Learn → Practice path within the same week structure.

Coming Soon

Week 3 — Full Flow

A complete week with two modules, showing how the Week Roadmap scales to more complex content weeks.

Coming Soon

AI-Integrated Week

A full week flow incorporating AI activity components: AI Practice, AI Reflection, and AI Discussion prompts throughout the Learn and Do phases.

Next Steps

Once stakeholders have evaluated both prototypes, the preferred direction will be selected for full pilot migration of one complete SS1000 week into D2L Brightspace.

Sample Pages Component Library