Client: Santa Clara University – School of Education
Services: Online Learning Design and Custom Canvas LMS Development
Sector: Higher Education
In preparation for the launch of its new online Master’s in Teaching program in Fall 2023, Santa Clara University’s School of Education set out to create an exceptional student experience that matched the quality of its on-campus offering. With growing demand for flexible study options that include teaching credential pathways, the School needed a digital solution that reflected its academic excellence, met state accreditation requirements, and showcased its unique identity.
While existing course content was available, the team at Santa Clara felt the current LMS setup didn’t fully support an optimal student experience. They wanted a learning environment that not only delivered high-quality content but also embodied the distinctive spirit of Santa Clara’s history, architecture, and values.
Curio partnered with Santa Clara to reimagine its online learning experience from the ground up. We began by engaging with senior stakeholders to understand their vision and student needs. Our team of learning designers, UX/UI specialists, and education strategists collaborated to create a customised Canvas LMS template – tailored to reflect the university’s brand and learning ethos.
The result is an online environment that captures the look and feel of the Santa Clara campus, while embedding best-practice learning design and pedagogical principles. We added bespoke components to personalise the student journey and drive engagement.
Importantly, the program needed to meet California’s state accreditation requirements. This meant integrating features that allowed students to annotate course content and build a reflective portfolio for submission. Curio developed this functionality and integrated it seamlessly into Santa Clara’s existing technology stack using The Learning Journal – our digital tool that helps learners document their professional growth.
Through this partnership, Santa Clara University has a distinctive, engaging, and compliant digital learning environment that supports its mission to prepare the next generation of teachers with flexibility and rigour.