Cross-Institutional Course Development Workshop Series

This 4-week design lab workshop bridges the gap between high-level leadership vision and real-world student learning experiences. Participants will move beyond administrative policy discussions to address the practical educational mechanics that make collaborative programs thrive.

Through interactive live working sessions, leadership teams systematically examine cross-campus workflows, align schedules, and build resilient learning environments that directly serve their school’s mission, programmatic goals, and, where applicable, grant commitments.
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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 developing and hosting multi-institutional co-courses.

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.

As theological institutions navigate shifting enrollment patterns, emerging funding models, evolving student demographics, and the changing needs of both the church and adult learners, cross-institutional course development offers a vital pathway for expanding curricular access. True collaborative design involves constructing a shared educational space where students from diverse traditions and regions engage in rigorous, formation-oriented learning. To succeed, these partnerships must acknowledge each school’s institutional heritage, operational patterns, staffing capacities, and more.

This workshop series guides academic leadership through the essential educational design required to build these collaborative learning environments, from synchronizing digital user experiences and calibrating cross-institutional rubrics to engineering sustainable, repeatable course models that endure over time.

Participants move beyond administrative policy discussions to address the practical educational mechanics that make collaborative programs thrive. Through interactive live working sessions, leadership teams systematically examine cross-campus workflows, align schedules, and build resilient learning environments that directly serve their school’s mission, programmatic goals, and, where applicable, grant commitments.
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