Cross-Institutional Course Development Workshop Series

This workshop series is a four-week production lab that provides a structured framework for administration and faculty from multiple institutions to design and launch collaborative online courses grounded in mutual trust, pedagogical alignment, and structural mirroring.

Participants will move beyond the theoretical "why" of partnership and into the practical "how," creating a repeatable blueprint for collaboration that protects institutional identity while delivering a singular experience for 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 lab that combines self-paced instructional modules with intensive, real-time implementation sessions. The workshop series provides a structured framework for administration and faculty leaders from multiple institutions to design and launch collaborative online courses grounded in mutual trust, pedagogical alignment, and structural mirroring. This series is engineered for schools that share a common ethos or grant-funded mandate, whether they are merging onto a single digital platform or remaining hosted on individual, independent LMS environments. This format allows leaders to audit their individual institutional constraints at their own pace before coming together to solve the challenges of cross-institutional synchronicity and collective pedagogical standards. 

This workshop series addresses the fundamental challenges of co-course creation and distributed collaboration, including the synchronization of academic calendars, the alignment of grading rubrics, and the standardization of student navigation, through the lens of institutional respect. From ideation to implementation, leaders ensure that shared content is high-definition and stable, regardless of learners' entry points. Participants will move beyond the theoretical "why" of partnership and into the practical "how," creating a repeatable blueprint for collaboration that protects each school’s institutional identity while delivering a singular, cohesive experience for 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