Getting Started With a WIDS Site Subscription

WIDS is a powerful platform that supports excellence in instructional design. Use this guide to jumpstart your WIDS experience as you:

Centralize program and course content

• Find any course through simple title or number search

• Secure college-wide program and course data, so it is consistent across the institution

• Manage learning materials (presentations, case studies, assessments) and share them with every instructor teaching the course

Streamline course syllabi creation and archiving

• Create course syllabi, incorporating approved course information—no more incorrect course descriptions

• Enforce consistent college guidelines and syllabus templates

• Approve and archive submitted syllabi

Simplify curriculum review

•  Document feedback from reviewers

•  Keep the team in-the-loop with automatic email notifications

•  Approve curriculum change and control “go live” dates

Meet accreditation requirements

• Document student learning outcomes

• Thread college-wide outcomes into courses across the college

• Develop curriculum maps

• Save reports online for easy access

Additional help for WIDS can be found by using the Help links in the WIDS software and by exploring the WIDS website:  www.wids.org.