Online Production Services

SMU faculty and subject matter experts developing new online courses and programs are provided with support from the SMU Online Production Services (OPS) team.

 Online Production Services LogoSince 2019, SMU OIT's Online Production Services (OPS) team has partnered with faculty and course developers to design engaging, innovative, and high-quality online courses impacting over 10,000 SMU students. SMU’s Online Production Services assists with end-to-end online course design, technology integration, and research-based pedagogy for both experienced instructors and those new to developing and teaching online. As part of SMU OIT’s Academic Technology team, OPS also collaborates with stakeholders across SMU to advance online teaching quality and other digital learning initiatives. In addition, the OPS team’s multimedia developers help create videos, animations and other digital learning materials for online courses offering full video production studio services and support. 

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Course Planning and Design

Work with a designer to plan and develop your course.

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Video Recording and Editing Services

A multimedia specialist will work with you to record and edit videos to use in your course.

Course Updates & Maintenance

We will help you tweak your course to keep it up-to-date and ready for the new semester.

Accessibility Review & Improvement

We will work with you to improve the accessibility and inclusive design of your course.

Closed Captioning Services

We provide consultations and suggestions to ensure your course is ADA/WCAG compliant.

QM Professional Quality Review

A certified QM Reviewer will provide recommendations to help your course meet QM expectations.

QM Training

Browse the and then reach out to SMU's QM Coordinator to register for a training session.