What I hope...

When I took Instructional Message Design a gazillion years ago, the required text was Fleming and Levie's classic -- but out of print -- text, Instructional Message Design. Chapter after chapter of principles...really dense material, but incredibly valuable. That course -- above any other course -- made me a better instructional designer. Them I taught the course for a number of years, face-to-face. And, with the same results. Students would share afterwards how valuable -- although very challanging -- the course was to their work. That is what I want for the learners in this course, for them to complete the course believing that the experience -- and the readings and work completed -- has made them better instructional designers.