{"id":4781,"date":"2022-03-12T14:17:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T14:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/etc\/?page_id=4781"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:39:07","slug":"instructional-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/etc\/services\/instructional-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructional Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||50px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;31px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;breadcrumbs-area&#8221; 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We understand that designing powerful online educational experiences includes shared contextual learning activities, digital content that resonates and interactivity that serves to engage and foster learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_type=&#8221;square&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|25px|25px|25px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Improve your online courses by receiving the <a href=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/coe-online\/online-accolades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Blue Ribbon Designation<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text ul_type=&#8221;square&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on|||#f6d55c|&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#f6d55c&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#173f5f&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|25px|25px|25px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Instructional Design Lead<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Stolzl', Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif !important;\"><strong>Domenic Durante, MAE<\/strong><br \/><em>Assistant Director, Educational Programs<\/em><br \/><a href=\"mailto:ddurante@coe.ufl.edu\">ddurante@coe.ufl.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Services&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/etc\/files\/2022\/01\/Gradient-Pattern_Background-Web.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text ul_type=&#8221;square&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>We strive to be the meeting place where the substantial research of our own college meets the reality of online instruction on a day-to-day basis. 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