Start the new term with a course that is sharper, more engaging, and aligned with effective practices in digital learning. In this highly practical webinar, we’ll go beyond a traditional course review and show you how to use the OLC Course Review Assistant (a GPT-powered tool) to make real, immediate improvements to your course.
Whether you are refining a syllabus, building out a course schedule with clear announcements and reminders, improving assignment prompts and instructions, or creating and revising rubrics, you’ll discover how this tool can support your design and teaching processes in ways that save you time and boost your course’s quality.
Join us to see specific prompts, examples of responses, and quick-win strategies that you can apply right away to better support your students and set the tone for a successful semester.
Intended Audience:
This session is tailored for instructors and instructional designers who want to make their online or blended courses more effective, efficient, and engaging no matter whether you’re polishing a course about to launch or refining one already in progress. Participants will:
- Learn how to use the OLC Course Review Assistant to uncover actionable improvements in course design and delivery.
- Discover strategies to refine syllabi, strengthen rubrics, shape assignments, and build communication plans that resonate with students.
- Gain insight into aligning with OLC’s Course Review Scorecard standards without committing to a full review process.
- Walk away with practical techniques that save time, reduce frustration, and create more supportive, student‑focused learning environments.
Key Takeaways:
- Walk out with ready‑to‑use GPT prompts that accelerate course development and improvement.
- See concrete examples of how small, targeted adjustments can lead to measurable gains in clarity, alignment, and student engagement.
- Explore creative, lesser‑known uses of GPT that go far beyond basic content generation.
- Leave empowered with strategies to make meaningful course enhancements right away.
Speaker Bio
Phil Denman
Coordinator, Quality Scorecard Suite – Online Learning Consortium
Phil Denman serves as Coordinator of the Quality Scorecard Suite for the Online Learning Consortium, where he leads quality assurance initiatives that support online, blended, and digital learning. He brings over 20 years of experience spanning higher education, non-profit organizations, and the private sector, with expertise in online teaching and learning, product development, media production, web design, and broadcasting. Phil’s primary focus is on improving the quality of digital learning experiences with a strong commitment to equity and access, particularly for traditionally underserved and underrepresented learners. He began his instructional design career at UC Berkeley, helping launch the university’s first two fully-online Master’s programs, and went on to spend 10 years at San Diego State University. While at SDSU, he also held concurrent roles with the California State University Chancellor’s Office where he guided system-wide efforts to enhance teaching effectiveness and student success. He earned an M.S. in Education from California State University, East Bay, and a B.A. in Communication Arts from Allegheny College, a small liberal arts college in Pennsylvania.