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Read more Training Opportunities Do you or others on your team need instructional design...Training Opportunities Training Opportunities Do you or others on your team need instructional design courses and training? WIDS ® has multiple online and onsite training opportunities. Read more WIDS ® Instructional Design Software, Services, and Training WIDS ® is all about curriculum. From designing sound performance-based programs and courses to mapping outcomes and building assessments, our software and consulting team works with colleges, K-12, businesses and government clients to design, align, and manage curriculum. When you partner with WIDS, you get more than our software. You gain access to a committed and experienced team of designers, a reservoir of resources, and a long-lasting partnership. Contact Us WIDS Spotlight Webinar Are you ready to bridge the gap between your curriculum and industry demands? Join us for a 30-minute free webinar where we’ll illuminate the full potential of your curriculum with WIDS as we showcase seamless support of your DACUM needs. R egister today and we will see you on the 15th! WIDS ® Software Solutions Simplify curriculum design, alignment, and management in the WIDS ® Software. It’s secure and accessible and helps you and your team with the following: Design Curriculum: programs, courses, outcomes, assessment tasks, rubrics, outcome assessment plans, learning plans, teaching plans Align Curriculum: link multiple types of outcomes and external standards; assign assessment tasks; develop curriculum maps Show Me ...Manage Curriculum: curriculum approvals and expiration; syllabi archive; WIDS site permissions; project permissions; stored documents for linking purposes; using multiple site-wide reports WIDS Software Features WIDS ® Consulting Services Partner with WIDS ® on your next project! Our team of instructional designers brings extensive experience working in the education, technical, and industry sectors. Program Design and Accreditation: occupational analysis (DACUM), outcomes, standards alignment, curriculum maps, assessment plans, configurations, accreditation documentation Course Development: course outcomes, assessment rubrics, program and standards alginment, learning plans, teaching plans, learning objects, learning materials, syllabi Project Facilitation and Management: initiation, process planning, communication, execution, monitoring, and documentation WIDS Consulting Services WIDS ® Training Opportunities Simplify curriculum design, alignment, and management in the WIDS Software. It’s secure and accessible and helps you and your team with the following: WIDS Software Training : online or on site; supports the WIDS model of performance-based instructional design; leveled training for site administrators and everyday users WIDS Online Courses : designed using best practice pedagogy for online learning and assessment; develop your own project; use the WIDS Software; receive expert feedback on required performance assessments Show Me ...WIDS Custom Training: professional development; software upskills and curriculum coaching; instructional design framework WIDS Training Options What Our Clients Say! Blackhawk Technical College Blackhawk Technical College "We have used WIDS to help us design a curriculum review cycle that would complement our QRP process and help house information needed for our HLC projects. Because WIDS holds all of the data in one place where it is accessible for anyone at the college—it is the perfect tool!" -Lynn Neitzel, Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator Chippewa Valley Technical College Chippewa Valley Technical College "I can’t imagine life without WIDS. It’s smart business for our college." -Jodi Rust, Curriculum Specialist and Instructional Designer Madison College Madison College WIDS is the one location to enter and access our course and program curriculum. Maps and prior learning assessments are housed there as well. With so many moving pieces, a central location is necessary. - Robin Nickel, Madison College Assessment Director Metropolitan Community College Metropolitan Community College The ability to align every aspect of the instructional design process to industry standards has been invaluable to the instructors of courses and workshops, our students, and our industry partners.” - Kim L. Whiteside, Instructional Systems Designer Mitchell Technical College Mitchell Technical College "WIDS helps us with program accreditations and ensures course quality and rigor. Our facutly appreciate one template for syllabi and ease in creating and posting them for easy student access through our LMS." -Carol Grode-Hanks, Vice President of Academics Nicolet College Nicolet College WIDS is a powerful tool for curriculum design and program review. Our faculty use the WIDS Syllabus wizard to create, edit and share syllabus.” - Di Wu, Instructional Designer of Instructional Effectiveness and Flexible Learning Team, Nicolet College North Central Kansas Technical College North Central Kansas Technical College "Users now have access to all of our curriculum." - Jennifer Brown, Instructional Coordinator Northcentral Technical College Northcentral Technical College WIDS provides NTC with the framework and software tool to develop high quality, performance-based courses that benefit our students!” - Bonnie Osness, Director of Career Pathways Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Southwest Wisconsin Technical College WIDS has provided a solid foundation for curriculum design at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (SWTC). Faculty have a shared language and vision rooted in their use of WIDS to design systems of teaching and learning. The WIDS Outcome Assessment Plan feature allows faculty to efficiently analyze student learning outcomes." Cynde Larsen,... Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Spokane County Sheriff’s Office "WIDS has given our instructors additional knowledge by providing their toolbox with the development of behavioral-based competencies, measurable criteria, performance standards, and objectives." - Anthony Anderman, Instructional Systems Designer United Tribes Technical College United Tribes Technical College "The WIDS staff has been phenomenal as we develop a WIDS system unique to our own needs. They can answer our questions, and provide suggestions because they have experience in higher education and curriculum management." - Lisa J. Azure, PhD, UTTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Waukesha County Technical College Waukesha County Technical College "The WIDS system provides us with anywhere/anytime options for working on or viewing curriculum!" - Jeanne Williams, WCTC Coordinator, Curriculum & Assessment Western Technical College Western Technical College "WIDS helped us emphasize that mastery of competencies and performance of skills are what employers are looking for in the people they hire.” -Brandee J. Ortery, Academic Excellence and Development WIDS Blogs and Events. Read more Taking the Guesswork Out of Program Revisions Providing training for the workforce is a priority for many, yet colleges are experiencing... Read more "Let me tell you why...