Course Building Toolkit

Welcome to Organizational Development's Course Building Toolkit!

We're thrilled to provide you with a range of resources to help you craft engaging and inclusive courses. This toolkit includes templates to make your course materials visually appealing, accessible, and aligned with the City of Madison's Brand Style Guide.

Use these tools to create not only captivating content, but also inclusive learning spaces that cater to diverse needs and perspectives.

Let's work together to build engaging, impactful, and welcoming learning experiences!

To access/download tip-sheets and templates, expand the headings found below.

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As a dedicated Learning Partner facilitating trainings for our workforce, you understand the challenge of keeping participants engaged in a virtual environment. We designed this resource to equip you with practical strategies to captivate and motivate your learners, making your sessions more interactive and impactful.

By implementing some or all these tips, you’ll enhance the overall learning experience, ensuring that your virtual training not only informs, but inspires and involves every participant. Dive in to discover how you can transform your virtual sessions into dynamic, engaging learning experiences!

Access the Facilitator Tip-Sheet

Standard slides pre-loaded for your guidance, along with bright yellow tip boxes to help you along the way. The City of Madison’s Brand Style Guide colors are pre-loaded into this template.

Reminders:

Delete the tip-boxes once you put in your content.
A PDF version of completed slide decks will be required to be posted on course pages going forward, as this greatly helps our learners with access needs.

Download the Slide Deck Template

Use this template to create a workbook for learners to synthesize and process what you're teaching them in your course.

Standard slides pre-loaded for your guidance, along with bright yellow tip boxes to help you along the way. The City of Madison's Brand Style Guide colors are also pre-loaded into this template.

Reminders:

A PDF version of completed learner materials will be required to be posted on course pages going forward, as this greatly helps our learners with access needs.
Also Note: Organizational Development is available to assist with creating fillable versions of your learner workbooks – reach out to the OD inbox to request this support!

Download the Learner Workbook Template

Use this library as a one-stop-shop for finding icons to add to your Slide Decks and Learner Workbooks.

Why should I use icons?

Visuals like simple icons can help encourage learners make associations between pieces of information, soak up chunks of course content quickly, and function as a memory aid.
They also add visual interest and an aspect of fun to your content!

Icons found here are formatted with Alt-Text, which should carry through to your documents when copied & pasted.

Download the Icon Library

Other Resources:

City of Madison Photo Library
- Photos are used for Eventbrite Registration header images and are used for Course Highlight Emails should additional marketing be needed. If none are submitted, OD will select one for you.
Course Learning Categories

This toolkit has been developed and is maintained by the Organizational Development Unit. If you have any questions, concerns, or need guidance on best practices, reach out at any point OrganizationalDevelopment@cityofmadison.com.

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Tips to Make Virtual Training Engaging

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