Resources Office of Learning Innovation

Quick Resources

Resources to guide faculty and academic units through the lifecycle of an online program.

Degrees & Certificates

Plan, develop and launch high-quality online or hybrid graduate degrees and certificates with dedicated program support.
Learn how to launch an online program.
Non-Credit Offerings

Reach new audiences and deepen engagement with existing learners through professional and lifelong learning programs.
Explore Non-Credit Offerings

Guides and best practices for designing engaging, evidence-based online learning experiences.

Support for Course Development

Faculty are supported in course development by instructional designers who serve as collaborative partners, combining expertise in learning science with knowledge of Vanderbilt's academic culture. Through 1:1 consultations and direct course building within Brightspace, designers help faculty re-imagine their courses in an online environment. This partnership ensures alignment with institutional standards and peer best practices while reducing faculty workload.
Timeline for Course Development

The average timeline for a three-credit graduate course is four to five months. Similar to peer institutions, we estimate that faculty invest five to ten hours per week in design and content creation, then one to two hours during final course quality assurance.
Video Tour of Vanderbilt Online Course

Check out a video walkthrough of a Vanderbilt Online course here.

References for video, audio, and visual production across OLI's media services.

Digital Media Lab

Our state-of-the-art video studio includes 4K cameras, a teleprompter, bespoke lighting arrays, microphones, and multiple backdrops for highly customizable recordings. This facility can accommodate projects like video lectures, interviews, and more with professional-grade results.
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One Button Studio

Ready-to-use recording studio for polished video presentation. Just bring your laptop and your slide deck, and you'll be ready to roll.
Explore the One Button Studio

Documentation and resources for the platforms and tools faculty and students rely on.

Integrated Education Tools

Guidance on the suite of teaching tools integrated with Brightspace — plus selected non-integrated tools — updated as new options come online.
Explore Educational Technology Resources
Brightspace Support

Administrative home for Vanderbilt's primary course management system, with technical and educational support for faculty, staff and students.
Visit the Brightspace Support site.

Resources for go-to-market strategy, vendor management, and enrollment planning.

Marketing & Enrollment Strategy

Strategic advisory for go-to-market planning and marketing vendors.
Links coming soon.
Vendor Management

Manage marketing and enrollment vendors engaged for academic programs.
Links coming soon.

Frameworks and references for evidence-based exploration of new program ideas.

Market Research

Provides stakeholders with a clear, data-driven view of opportunities to launch new programs or revamp existing ones. By combining external market signals with internal performance data, this research from the Office of Learning Innovation (OLI), within the Office of the Deputy Provost, validates demand, benchmarks against competitors, and surfaces actionable recommendations for program strategy.
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Request Market Research

Office of Learning Innovation (OLI) both produces market research reports internally and partners with EAB for their market research studies.
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