Cross-Institutional Course Development Workshop Series

This workshop series guides administrative and faculty leaders through a progressive operational sequence designed to navigate the nested layers of trust required for large-scale institutional collaboration.

Teams will walk away with a custom, context-specific blueprint that protects each school’s distinct identity while delivering a singular, stable, and hospitable environment for their learners.
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PROVIDED BY THE PATHWAYS FOR TOMORROW COORDINATION PROGRAM THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE LILLY ENDOWMENT INC.

Program Dates

The workshop begins on Monday, October 5, 2026, with asynchronous materials and ends on October 30, 2026.

Structure

A four-week production lab with asynchronous content and synchronous weekly 'sprint' sessions resulting in immediate, tangible program assets.

"Sprint" Sessions

Live working sessions or "sprints" will occur each Thursday from 11-12:30pm EST. 

Cost

For eligible ATS member schools with active Pathways for Tomorrow grants, the cost of this workshop is fully provided.

Who should enroll?

  • Academic Deans
  • Associate Deans of Digital Learning
  • Associate Deans of Lifelong Learning
  • Provosts
  • Directors of Distance Education

General

This workshop series is designed for the decision-makers who hold the keys to the infrastructure, funding, and hiring for online learning. This is not a technical "how-to" for course builders; it is a strategic "how-to" for administrators tasked with multi-institutional course development and hosting.

Ideal

The ideal participants are Academic Deans, Associate Deans of Digital Learning, Provosts, and Directors of Distance Education - specifically, those institutional leaders tasked with ensuring multi-institutional online learning program design and development is scalable, mission-centric, and sustainable.

The Cross-Institutional Course Development Workshop Series is a production workshop that combines self-paced instructional modules with intensive, real-time implementation sessions. The series guides administrative and faculty leaders through a progressive operational sequence designed to navigate the nested layers of trust required for large-scale institutional collaboration. This workshop provides the architectural scaffolding leaders need to transition out of institutional isolation and into synchronized, network-integrated learning spaces. Whether participating institutions are merging onto a single digital platform or remaining hosted on separate, independent LMS environments, this format respects the unique cultural heritage of each school. It allows teams to audit their local constraints at their own pace before coming together to solve the challenges of cross-campus synchronicity.

The workshop structures parallel tracks to accommodate diverse grant initiatives: traditional graduate degree courses, on-demand non-degree certificate modules, and competency-based education (CBE) environments. By identifying and dismantling unseen operational blockades, participants will move beyond the theoretical 'why' of partnership. Teams will walk away with a custom, context-specific blueprint that protects each school’s distinct identity while delivering a singular, stable, and hospitable environment for their learners.
Meet the consultant

Rev. Dr. Lindsay Andreolli-Comstock

Lindsay Andreolli-Comstock (she, her, hers) is co-founder and managing director of Tumbuh Global. She also serves as the president and principal consultant for The School of Global Citizenry, a program of Tumbuh.

Lindsay is a senior instructional designer, e-learning developer, LXD consultant, ordained clergy person, international immersion guide, small business owner, and published author with more than 24 years of nonprofit and B Corp-spirited for-profit experience.
Patrick Jones - Course author