UTEP Center for Instructional Design

02/06/2026

DOJ regulations require that all digital content conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, a globally recognized framework that defines clear standards for accessible online environments. The CID team will be hosting two hyflex workshops focused on alternative text for images, formatting accessible documents, creating captioned multimedia, and using Blackboard’s ALLY accessibility tool. UTEP faculty and staff register here: https://minetracker.utep.edu/organization/cid/forms

12/18/2025

Wishing you the best this holiday season! 🎄✨

11/21/2025

We've moved...temporarily! Due to the construction in the Education building we are temporarily located at the UTEP Library, rooms 410 and 309. ⛏️

11/11/2025

Join our CID team as we present virtually at the Anthology Digital Teaching Symposium! The Symposium brings educators together to share and discover innovative uses of technology in an ever-changing teaching environment. Join us on November 13 at 11 AM MST for: AI in Online Learning: UTEP’s Artificial Intelligence Design Academy (AIDA)! ⛏

10/03/2025

Help our sister unit, Professional and Public Programs, reach their goal. Like and follow them on FB for info on fun programming (kids' camps, language classes, professional training, etc.) for the whole family! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17EgugPG4T/

We want to reach this goal by the end of the year! Please share with/invite everyone you know!

08/12/2025

We had lots of fun working with our innovative faculty members at the UTEP Microcredential Summer Institute! 🧡⛏

05/14/2025

Do you have questions about UTEP’s transition to Blackboard Ultra? Please join our instructional design team for some coffee and sweets as we assist you with your current and upcoming Blackboard Ultra courses. We look forward to meeting with you!

04/17/2025

The Center for Instructional Design at UTEP first annual Easter Egg Hunt! This is team building at it's best! 🐰 ⛏️ 🐣

04/07/2025

Congratulations to the Center for Instructional Design at UTEP for two awesome presentations at El Paso Community College's 2025 Border Learning Conference!! The team showcased sustainable instructional design practices and AI demonstrations for syllabi and course development. 🧡 ⛏️ 💙

12/17/2024

Happy Holidays from our Center for Instructional Design at UTEP family to yours! 🌲 ☃️